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CVE-2025-1280: BM Content Builder < 3.17.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-10-14
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The BM Content Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to 3.17.1 (exclusive) via the ux_cb_page_customize_save_layout_ajax() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Affected products

• SeaTheme BM Content Builder: before 3.17.1 — fixed in 3.17.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SeaTheme BM Content Builder 3.17.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://themeforest.net/item/art-simple-clean-wordpress-theme-for-creatives/20170299
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e96376d3-4d17-4611-bdbf-1bb9c68c0ba4?source=cve

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