CVE-2025-28973 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-28973: WordPress Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress <= 2.0 - Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Aa-Team
Product Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress
Weakness CWE-35
Published December 31, 2025
Last update April 29, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in AA-Team Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress pro-watermark allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Pro Bulk Watermark Plugin for WordPress versions 2.0 and earlier contains a flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data from the site. An attacker with a standard user account can access information they should not be able to view. The vulnerability does not allow data modification or site unavailability. Update to a version newer than 2.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data accessible through the plugin that should be restricted from their user role.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User account data or plugin configuration details may be exposed to low-privilege site members.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published
April 29, 2026 Record updated