Path Traversal Vulnerability in Slider Revolution Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-9217

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Slider Revolution
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-9217?

The Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress has a Path Traversal vulnerability that impacts all versions up to and including 6.7.36. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to exploit the 'used_svg' and 'used_images' parameters, enabling them to read arbitrary files from the server. These files may contain sensitive information, posing a risk to website security.

Affected Version(s)

Slider Revolution * <= 6.7.36

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://www.sliderrevolution.com/documentation/changelog/...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthew Rollings
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CVE-2025-9217 : Path Traversal Vulnerability in Slider Revolution Plugin for WordPress