Directory Traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 allows a…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory Traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the plugin-handler.php and the file_get_contents() function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00851 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fearlessgeekmedia:fearlesscms:0.0.2-15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.0.2-15 | Vulnerable | fearlessgeekmedia |
- cpe:2.3:a:fearlessgeekmedia:fearlesscms:0.0.2-15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.2-15 Vulnerable ·fearlessgeekmedia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-56431
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jp3c-w289-239h
References
More fearlessgeekmedia Fearlesscms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35342 Directory Traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-35341 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 allows a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-56431 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-56431 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jp3c-w289-239h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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