WPLMS Plugin up to 1.9.9.5.4 on WordPress denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WPLMS Plugin up to 1.9.9.5.4 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-69097. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPLMS Plugin up to 1.9.9.5.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in VibeThemes WPLMS wplms_plugin allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WPLMS: from n/a through <= 1.9.9.5.4.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-69097. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/19/2026 VulDB entry created
01/20/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
01/28/2026 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-69097 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-69097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341881

Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2026 00:15
Updated: 01/28/2026 09:44
Changes: 01/20/2026 00:15 (50), 01/28/2026 09:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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