# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9qh3-mcf4-hcg3

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2025-8895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: cozmoslabs WP Webhooks – Automate repetitive tasks by creating powerful automation workflows directly within WordPress. 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-2025-8895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8895/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8895

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8895/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.