CVE-2025-53298 WordPress Plugin Inspector plugin <= 1.5 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Plugin Inspector WordPress plugin to download 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-2025-53298?
CVE-2025-53298 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in gioni Plugin Inspector, published on 27 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in gioni Plugin Inspector plugin-inspector allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Plugin Inspector: from n/a through <= 1.5.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53298?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53298 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-2025-53298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9rc-j43p-p779.