# CVE-2025-13070: CSV to SortTable <= 4.2 - Contributor+ LFI

> Authenticated contributors can exploit unvalidated shortcode attributes to perform Local File Inclusion attacks in the CSV to SortTable plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3hv-42v8-h9h3

## What is CVE-2025-13070?

CVE-2025-13070 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown CSV to SortTable, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The CSV to SortTable WordPress plugin through 4.2 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as contributor to perform LFI attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13070?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-13070?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13070 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13070 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13070 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13070 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown CSV to SortTable, published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13070 exists.

Affected product: Unknown CSV to SortTable. 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-2025-13070/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13070/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13070
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13070
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13070

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13070/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.