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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2025-25163 EUVD-2025-4068GHSA-76vr-r6c5-cx5q

WordPress Plugin A/B Image Optimizer Plugin <= 3.3 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

Published Feb 7, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

Vendor: Zach Swetz Product: Plugin A/B Image Optimizer Category: Web / CMS

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Zach Swetz Plugin A/B Image Optimizer images-optimizer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Plugin A/B Image Optimizer: from n/a through <= 3.3.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Zach Swetz Plugin A/B Image Optimizer ≤ 3.3 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 2 repositories

  • RootHarpy/CVE-2025-25163-Nuclei-Template ★ 1 · Feb 19, 2025

    This repository features a Nuclei template specifically designed to detect the Path Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-25163) in the Plugin A/B Image Optimizer for WordPress. This vulnerability poses …

  • RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2025-25163 ★ 1 · Feb 18, 2025

    Plugin A/B Image Optimizer <= 3.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Download

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