CVE-2025-27283 WordPress Theme File Duplicator Plugin <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Theme File Duplicator plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-27283?

CVE-2025-27283 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in rockgod100 Theme File Duplicator, published on 17 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in rockgod100 Theme File Duplicator theme-file-duplicator allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Theme File Duplicator: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27283?

How do I fix CVE-2025-27283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27283 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-2025-27283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hgpm-55ww-xj5v.

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