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CVE-2025-8385: Zombify <= 1.7.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-31 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Zombify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. This is due to insufficient input validation in the zf_get_file_by_url function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files like /etc/passwd, via a forged request. It's worth noting that successfully exploiting this vulnerability relies on a race condition as the file generated will be deleted immediately.

Affected products

• PX-lab Zombify: through 1.7.5

References

• https://themeforest.net/item/boombox-viral-buzz-wordpress-theme/16596434
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef9010e3-f060-4bef-b62b-4a648f5e5577?source=cve

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