Mayosis Core Plugin up to 5.4.1 on WordPress remote_dl.php path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mayosis Core Plugin up to 5.4.1 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the file library/wave-audio/peaks/remote_dl.php. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-1565. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Mayosis Core Plugin up to 5.4.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file library/wave-audio/peaks/remote_dl.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Mayosis Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.1 via the library/wave-audio/peaks/remote_dl.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1565 since 02/21/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/25/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Mayosis Core Plugin

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• 5.4.0
• 5.4.1

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