# CVE-2025-69411: WordPress ionCube tester plus plugin <= 1.3 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the ionCube tester plus WordPress plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhf8-jx3j-h226

## What is CVE-2025-69411?

CVE-2025-69411 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Robert Seyfriedsberger ionCube tester plus, published on 5 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Robert Seyfriedsberger ionCube tester plus ioncube-tester-plus allows Path Traversal.This issue affects ionCube tester plus: from n/a through <= 1.3.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69411?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-69411?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69411 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-69411 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69411 exists.

Public exploit code:

- ionCube Tester Plus <= 1.3 - Local File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-69411.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-69411 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-69411 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Robert Seyfriedsberger ionCube tester plus, published on 5 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69411 exists.

Affected product: Robert Seyfriedsberger ionCube tester plus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69411/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69411/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69411
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69411
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-69411

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-69411/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.