BM Content Builder < 3.17.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BM Content Builder (SeaTheme) Fixed in 3.17.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
SeaTheme BM Content Builder 3.17.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-01095 BM Content Builder < 3.17.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File DeletionPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1280
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97h8-3g49-xmvg
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More SeaTheme vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01095 BM Content Builder < 3.17.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-01093 BM Content Builder <= 3.16.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-36645 WordPress BM Content Builder Plugin < 3.16.3.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-42510 WordPress BM Content Builder plugin < 3.16.3.3 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-01530 Missing authorization in SeaTheme BM Content Builder CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-01531 Art Theme <= 3.12.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme Option Delete CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-1280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1280 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97h8-3g49-xmvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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