CVE-2025-64253: WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin <= 1.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-35

Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WordPress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting health-check allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Health Check & Troubleshooting: from n/a through <= 1.7.1.

Affected products

The WordPress.org community Health Check & Troubleshooting: through 1.7.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/health-check/vulnerability/wordpress-health-check-troubleshooting-plugin-1-7-1-path-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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