CVE-2025-13339
📋 TL;DR
The Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce WordPress plugin has a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server. This can expose sensitive information like configuration files, database credentials, and user data. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 1.7.1 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete server compromise through reading sensitive configuration files containing database credentials, SSH keys, or other secrets, leading to data theft, site defacement, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Exposure of sensitive WordPress configuration files (wp-config.php) containing database credentials, potentially leading to database compromise and data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited file access due to proper file permissions and web server restrictions, with only publicly accessible files being readable.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires only HTTP requests with directory traversal sequences. Public proof-of-concept code is available in security advisories.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.7.2
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3412701/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.7.2+ from WordPress plugin repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Hippoo Mobile App plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate hippoo-mobile-app-for-woocommerce
Web server file restriction
linuxConfigure web server to block directory traversal attempts in plugin URLs.
# Apache: Add to .htaccess
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} \.\./ [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]
# Nginx: Add to server block
location ~* \.\./ { deny all; }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable or remove the Hippoo Mobile App plugin from all WordPress installations.
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block path traversal patterns in HTTP requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce. If version is 1.7.1 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get hippoo-mobile-app-for-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.7.2 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing '..' or '../' patterns to plugin endpoints
- Unusual file access patterns from single IP addresses
- 403/404 errors followed by successful 200 responses to unusual file paths
Network Indicators:
- HTTP GET requests with directory traversal sequences in URL parameters
- Rapid sequential requests attempting different file paths
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url="*..*" OR url="*../*") AND url="*/wp-content/plugins/hippoo-mobile-app-for-woocommerce/*"