CVE-2025-28955 HIGH

CVE-2025-28955: WordPress Easy Video Player Wordpress & WooCommerce plugin <= 10.0 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

Vendor Fwdesign
Product Easy Video Player Wordpress & WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published July 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in FWDesign Easy Video Player Wordpress & WooCommerce fwdevp allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Easy Video Player Wordpress & WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 10.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Easy Video Player plugin for WordPress contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server. An attacker can access sensitive files such as configuration files, database credentials, or other private data by manipulating file paths in requests to the plugin. No user interaction or authentication is required to exploit this flaw.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read arbitrary files from the server, including configuration and credential files.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive server files and credentials may be exposed to unauthorized access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the WordPress site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated