CVE-2025-52712 WordPress Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor <= 1.27.8 - Path Traversal Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the BoldGrid Post and Page Builder 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-2025-52712?
CVE-2025-52712 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in BoldGrid Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid post-and-page-builder allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid: from n/a through <= 1.27.8.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52712?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52712?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52712 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-2025-52712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77wr-39g5-5x42.