CVE-2025-69097
📋 TL;DR
This path traversal vulnerability in VibeThemes WPLMS plugin allows attackers to delete arbitrary files on WordPress sites. It affects all WordPress installations using WPLMS plugin versions up to and including 1.9.9.5.4. Attackers can exploit this to delete critical system files or website content.
💻 Affected Systems
- VibeThemes WPLMS 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 website compromise through deletion of WordPress core files, configuration files, or database files, leading to site unavailability and potential data loss.
Likely Case
Selective file deletion causing website functionality disruption, content loss, or defacement by removing theme/plugin files.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if file permissions are restrictive and web server runs with minimal privileges, though some disruption still possible.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access (likely authenticated), but path traversal vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once discovered.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.9.9.5.5 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find WPLMS plugin and check for updates. 4. Update to version 1.9.9.5.5 or later. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WPLMS Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate wplms_plugin
Restrict File Permissions
linuxSet restrictive permissions on WordPress directories to limit damage
chmod 755 wp-content
chmod 644 wp-config.php
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the WPLMS plugin entirely
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block path traversal patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for WPLMS version. If version is 1.9.9.5.4 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wplms_plugin --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WPLMS plugin version shows 1.9.9.5.5 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file deletion attempts in web server logs
- Requests containing '../' patterns targeting WPLMS endpoints
- 404 errors for files that should exist
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with path traversal sequences to WPLMS plugin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri="*wplms*" AND uri="*../*")