# CVE-2025-10897: WooCommerce Designer Pro <= 1.9.28 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server, potentially exposing database credentials in the WooCommerce Designer Pro theme.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw5m-g282-gj23

## What is CVE-2025-10897?

CVE-2025-10897 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in JMA Plugins WooCommerce Designer Pro, published on 31 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WooCommerce Designer Pro theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.28. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server, which can expose DB credentials when the wp-config.php file is read.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10897?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-10897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-10897 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10897 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WooCommerce Designer Pro <= 1.9.28 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read (github_poc): https://github.com/error-inside/CVE-2025-10897
- WooCommerce Designer Pro <= 1.9.28 - Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-10897.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-10897 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-10897 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in JMA Plugins WooCommerce Designer Pro, published on 31 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10897 exists.

Affected product: JMA Plugins WooCommerce Designer Pro. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10897/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10897/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10897
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10897
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10897

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-10897/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.