CVE-2025-25163 WordPress Plugin A/B Image Optimizer Plugin <= 3.3 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the A/B Image Optimizer plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25163?
CVE-2025-25163 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zach Swetz Plugin A/B Image Optimizer, published on 7 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Zach Swetz Plugin A/B Image Optimizer images-optimizer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Plugin A/B Image Optimizer: from n/a through <= 3.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginab Plugin A\/B Image Optimizer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25163 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-2025-25163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76vr-r6c5-cx5q.