CVE-2025-28973 WordPress Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress <= 2.0 - Path Traversal Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin to read arbitrary files on 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-2025-28973?

CVE-2025-28973 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in AA-Team Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress, published on 31 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in AA-Team Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress pro-watermark allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28973?

How do I fix CVE-2025-28973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28973 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-2025-28973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8rgh-xv2q-w2wc.

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