Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.3.203 - Authenticated (Custom+) Arbitrary File Read And Server-Side Request Forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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 Zephyr Project Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.203 via the `file` parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Custom-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. On a servers that have `allow_url_fopen` enabled, this issue allows for Server-Side Request Forgery
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dylanjkotze | Zephyr Project Manager | up to 3.3.203 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zephyr Project Manager Vendordylanjkotze Affected up to 3.3.203 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5hm-35wx-rhgc
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b4b0640-d61a-4969-a5c0-d2d709fb56d0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zephyr-project-manager/trunk/includes/Base/AjaxHandler.php#L3506
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zephyr-project-manager/trunk/includes/Core/Projects.php#L1870
More dylanjkotze vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06061 Zephyr Project Manager < 3.3.99 - Editor+ XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-07066 Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.3.101 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-29505 WordPress Zephyr Project Manager plugin <= 3.3.102 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-06817 Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.3.100 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via filename Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-01688 Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.2.40 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-53747 Zephyr Project Manager <= 3.3.205 - Authenticated (Custom+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'message' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-12496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5hm-35wx-rhgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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