CVE-2025-7401 Path traversal in Premium Age Verification / Restriction for WordPress
Unauthenticated attackers can read or write arbitrary files via remote_tunnel.php, potentially leading to information disclosure or remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7401?
CVE-2025-7401 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in aa-team Premium Age Verification / Restriction for WordPress, published on 11 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Premium Age Verification / Restriction for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read and write due to the existence of an insufficiently protected remote support functionality in remote_tunnel.php in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read from or write to arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make the exposure of sensitive information or remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7401?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7401 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-2025-7401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr9q-85p6-f6xr.