CVE-2025-39473
📋 TL;DR
This path traversal vulnerability in Seofy Core WordPress plugin allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files via improper path validation. Attackers can potentially execute arbitrary code on affected WordPress installations. All WordPress sites using Seofy Core versions up to 1.4.5 are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Seofy Core 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
Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data theft, and website defacement
Likely Case
Local file inclusion allowing sensitive file disclosure and potential code execution
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper file permissions and web server restrictions
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple path traversal payloads can trigger the vulnerability without authentication
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.4.6 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/seofy-core/vulnerability/wordpress-seofy-core-1-4-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find Seofy Core and update to version 1.4.6+
4. Verify update completed successfully
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Seofy Core Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate seofy-core
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock path traversal patterns in web requests
Add WAF rule to block requests containing '../' patterns
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Seofy Core plugin entirely from WordPress installation
- Implement strict file permissions and disable PHP execution in upload directories
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Seofy Core version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=seofy-core --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Seofy Core version is 1.4.6 or higher in WordPress plugins list📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP requests with '../' patterns in URL parameters
- Unusual file access attempts in web server logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to Seofy Core endpoints with path traversal payloads
SIEM Query:
web.url:*../* AND (web.url:*seofy* OR web.url:*wp-content/plugins/seofy-core*)