CVE-2025-12496 Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.3.203 - Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Read And Server-Side Request Forgery
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary server files and perform SSRF via directory traversal in the Zephyr Project Manager WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12496?
CVE-2025-12496 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in dylanjkotze Zephyr Project Manager, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zephyr Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.203 via the `file` parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Custom-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. On a servers that have `allow_url_fopen` enabled, this issue allows for Server-Side Request Forgery
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12496?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-12496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5hm-35wx-rhgc.