CVE-2025-1973 Path traversal in Export and Import Users and Customers

Medium 4.9 Published 22 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary log files on the server via a path traversal vulnerability in the Export and Import Users and Customers 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-2025-1973?

CVE-2025-1973 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in webtoffee Export and Import Users and Customers, published on 22 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Export and Import Users and Customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 via the download_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary log files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Webtoffee Import Export Wordpress Users.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1973 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-2025-1973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-29mm-6j7g-rc29.