Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid <= 1.27.6 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via template_via_url Function

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2025-0859
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published February 5, 2025
Last Updated February 6, 2025
Researcher mikemyers
Description

The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.27.6 via the template_via_url() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug post-and-page-builder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.27.6
Patched Version
  • 1.27.7
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