# CVE-2025-24605: WordPress WOLF plugin <= 1.0.8.5 - Path Traversal vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the WOLF bulk-editor plugin to read or modify files outside the intended directory.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`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:** 3 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h74-v678-xf3w

## What is CVE-2025-24605?

CVE-2025-24605 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in RealMag777 WOLF, published on 3 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in RealMag777 WOLF bulk-editor allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WOLF: from n/a through <= 1.0.8.5.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24605?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Wolf - Wordpress Posts Bulk Editor and Products Manager Professional.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-24605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-24605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in RealMag777 WOLF

- [CVE-2024-22159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22159/): WordPress WOLF Plugin <= 1.0.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-31218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31218/): WordPress WOLF Plugin <= 1.0.6 is vulnerable to CSRF leading to Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-34558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34558/): WordPress WOLF plugin <= 1.0.8.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-44990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44990/): WordPress WOLF Plugin <= 1.0.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-0790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0790/): WOLF – WordPress Posts Bulk Editor and Manager Professional <= 1.0.8.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-24605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-24605 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in RealMag777 WOLF, published on 3 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RealMag777 WOLF. 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-2025-24605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24605

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24605/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.