Feeds for YouTube Pro <= 2.6.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal
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 Feeds for YouTube Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the 'sby_check_wp_submit' AJAX action. This is due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data and the use of that data in a file operation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information, granted the 'Save Featured Images' setting is enabled and 'Disable WP Posts' is disabled. Note: This vulnerability only affects the Pro version of Feeds for YouTube.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awesomemotive | YouTube Feed Pro | up to 2.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- YouTube Feed Pro VendorAwesomemotive Affected up to 2.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12002
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m78r-r2pf-69wj
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9f31ec5-c376-45b1-9ffe-35c80b89b60d?source=cve
- https://smashballoon.com/youtube-feed/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/sby-functions.php#L1047
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/sby-functions.php#L1038
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L25
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L339
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feeds-for-youtube/trunk/inc/Services/AdminAjaxService.php#L383
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12002 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12002 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m78r-r2pf-69wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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