CVE-2025-15673 Import and export users and customers < 2.4.3 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Read
High-privileged users can read arbitrary files on the server via a path traversal vulnerability in the CSV import feature.
- 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-2025-15673?
CVE-2025-15673 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Import and export users and customers, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not restrict the path of a file it reads and displays during a CSV import, allowing high-privileged users to read arbitrary files on the server.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15673?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15673?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15673 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-2025-15673 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15673 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fghx-qv4v-3qf3.