CVE-2025-26876 WordPress Search with Typesense Plugin <= 2.0.8 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Search with Typesense WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.

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-2025-26876?

CVE-2025-26876 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in CodeManas Search with Typesense, published on 25 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in CodeManas Search with Typesense search-with-typesense allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Search with Typesense: from n/a through <= 2.0.8.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Codemanas Search With Typesense.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26876 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-2025-26876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5gjj-p5jq-f47g.

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