# CVE-2025-7359: Counter live visitors for WooCommerce <= 1.3.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in wcvisitor_get_block

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files or directories via path traversal in the Counter live visitors for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7pr6-hx5j-fw8h

## What is CVE-2025-7359?

CVE-2025-7359 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in danielriera Counter live visitors for WooCommerce, published on 16 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Counter live visitors for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wcvisitor_get_block function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server. NOTE: This particular vulnerability deletes all the files in a targeted arbitrary directory rather than a specified arbitrary file, which can lead to loss of data or a denial of service condition.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7359?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7359 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in danielriera Counter live visitors for WooCommerce, published on 16 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: danielriera Counter live visitors for WooCommerce. 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-2025-7359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7359/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.