VaultDweller Leyka Plugin up to 3.31.9 on WordPress path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in VaultDweller Leyka Plugin up to 3.31.9 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-52805. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in VaultDweller Leyka Plugin up to 3.31.9 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-35. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Path Traversal vulnerability in VaultDweller Leyka allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Leyka: from n/a through 3.31.9.

The weakness was presented by Nguyen Xuan Chien. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-52805 since 06/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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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• VaultDweller

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• Leyka Plugin

Version

• 3.31.0
• 3.31.1
• 3.31.2
• 3.31.3
• 3.31.4
• 3.31.5
• 3.31.6
• 3.31.7
• 3.31.8
• 3.31.9

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