Description
The Yoco Payments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.0 via the file parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yocoadmin | Yoco Payments | ≤ 3.9.0 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Yoco Payments <= 3.8.8 - Path Traversal http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-13801.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ad74d5d0-270e-41d3-9596-2f71b05af276?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yoco-payment-gateway/tags/3.8.8/src/Helpers/Logs.php#L25
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yoco-payment-gateway/tags/3.8.8/src/Helpers/Logs.php#L59
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3434947/