CVE-2025-64253 WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin <= 1.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin to read arbitrary files on 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-2025-64253?
CVE-2025-64253 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in WordPress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting, published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WordPress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting health-check allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Health Check & Troubleshooting: from n/a through <= 1.7.1.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-64253?
How do I fix CVE-2025-64253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-64253 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-2025-64253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-64253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99m8-4fhj-qqmr.