CVE-2025-12960 Simple CSV Table <= 1.0.1 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the Simple CSV Table WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12960?
CVE-2025-12960 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in iworks Simple CSV Table, published on 12 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple CSV Table plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 via the `href` parameter in the `[csv]` shortcode. This is due to insufficient path validation before concatenating user-supplied input to a base directory path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information such as database credentials and authentication keys.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12960?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12960 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-2025-12960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7g5-jmw3-f9g3.