Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS 0.0.2-15 plugin-handler.php file_get_contents path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS 0.0.2-15. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is the function file_get_contents of the file plugin-handler.php. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-56431. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS 0.0.2-15. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function file_get_contents of the file plugin-handler.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS v.0.0.2-15 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the plugin-handler.php and the file_get_contents() function.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-56431 since 08/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/18/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:plugin-handler.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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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• Fearless Geek Media

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• FearlessCMS

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• 0.0.2-15

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