CVE-2025-8081 (GCVE-0-2025-8081)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 05:27 – Updated: 2025-08-12 13:58
VLAI?
Title
Elementor <= 3.30.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via Image Import
Summary
The Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.2 via the Import_Images::import() function due to insufficient controls on the filename specified. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Severity ?
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
elemntor Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just a Page Builder Affected: * , ≤ 3.30.2 (semver)
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Credits
Michael Mazzolini
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