CVE-2025-8895 WP Webhooks <= 3.3.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Copy
Unauthenticated attackers can copy arbitrary files, such as wp-config.php, to accessible locations to steal database credentials.
- 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-2025-8895?
CVE-2025-8895 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in cozmoslabs WP Webhooks – Automate repetitive tasks by creating powerful automation workflows directly within WordPress, published on 21 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Webhooks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file copy due to missing validation of user-supplied input in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy arbitrary files on the affected site's server to arbitrary locations. This can be used to copy the contents of wp-config.php into a text file which can then be accessed in a browser to reveal database credentials.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8895?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8895 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-2025-8895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qh3-mcf4-hcg3.