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TI-2025-07676 Aliases CVE-2025-8385GHSA-xc8j-5rr8-8q9r

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

Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00397 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PX-labZombifyup to 1.7.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Zombify VendorPX-lab Affected up to 1.7.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8385
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc8j-5rr8-8q9r

References

Other 2

  • TI-2026-69922 Unrestricted file upload in WordPress Zombify plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-11917 BoomBox Theme Extensions <= 1.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-11405 Weak password recovery in PX-lab BoomBox Theme Extensions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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