# CVE-2025-13681: BFG Tools – Extension Zipper <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal via 'first_file' Parameter

> Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files outside the plugin directory via path traversal in the Extension Zipper plugin.

- **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:** 14 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7254-7x79-hj7p

## What is CVE-2025-13681?

CVE-2025-13681 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in thebaldfatguy BFG Tools – Extension Zipper, published on 14 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The BFG Tools – Extension Zipper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to insufficient input validation on the user-supplied `first_file` parameter in the `zip()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files and directories outside the intended `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, which can contain sensitive information such as wp-config.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13681?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-13681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13681 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in thebaldfatguy BFG Tools – Extension Zipper, published on 14 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: thebaldfatguy BFG Tools – Extension Zipper. 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-2025-13681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13681/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.