CVE-2025-4187 UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin <= 5.1.10 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via directory traversal in the UserPro WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-4187?
CVE-2025-4187 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin, published on 14 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UserPro - Community and User Profile WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.10 via the userpro_fbconnect() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4187?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4187?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4187 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-2025-4187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm9c-gv5w-3h2f.