CVE-2025-3897: EUCookieLaw <= 2.7.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 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: 2025-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The EUCookieLaw plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2 via the 'file_get_contents' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The vulnerability can only be exploited if a caching plugin such as W3 Total Cache is installed and activated.

Affected products

diego-la-monica EUCookieLaw: through 2.7.2

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eucookielaw/trunk/templates/EUCookieCache.php#L26
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3288917/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d360de79-8490-4e70-b2d9-4f01a1ed3305?source=cve

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