# CVE-2025-11973: 简数采集器 <= 2.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read

> Administrators can read arbitrary files on the server via the image import feature, potentially exposing sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg4x-w83h-xxj6

## What is CVE-2025-11973?

CVE-2025-11973 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in zhengdon 简数采集器, published on 21 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The 简数采集器 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 via the __kds_flag functionality that imports featured images. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Adminstrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11973?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-11973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/jFriedli/CVE-2025-11973 (github_poc): https://github.com/jFriedli/CVE-2025-11973

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11973 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in zhengdon 简数采集器, published on 21 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: zhengdon 简数采集器. 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-2025-11973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11973/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.