CVE-2025-1769 | Product Import Export for WooCommerce <= 2.5.0 - Directory Traversal to Authenticated (Administrator+) Limited Arbitrary File Read via download_file Function

The Product Import Export for WooCommerce – Import Export Product CSV Suite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the download_file() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary log files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Published: 2025-03-26 Last update: 2025-07-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-1769 is rated Low Risk (35.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-1769

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.11% 0.24% +0.12%
2 2026-05-04 0.36% 0.11% -0.25%
3 2026-01-20 0.36%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-1769

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-1769

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-1769

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webtoffee product_import_export_for_woocommerce < 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:webtoffee:product_import_export_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2025-1769

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