BFG Tools Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress /wp-content/plugins/ zip first_file path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in BFG Tools Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function zip of the file /wp-content/plugins/. The manipulation of the argument first_file results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-13681. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BFG Tools Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress. Affected is the function zip of the file /wp-content/plugins/. The manipulation of the argument first_file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The BFG Tools – Extension Zipper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This is due to insufficient input validation on the user-supplied `first_file` parameter in the `zip()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files and directories outside the intended `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, which can contain sensitive information such as wp-config.php.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-13681. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• BFG Tools Plugin

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• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7

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