CVE-2025-3897

Published: May 9, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The EUCookieLaw plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.2 via the 'file_get_contents' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The vulnerability can only be exploited if a caching plugin such as W3 Total Cache is installed and activated.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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.

References (3)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eucookielaw/trunk/templates/EUCookieCache.php#L26

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3288917/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d360de79-8490-4e70-b2d9-4f01a1ed3305?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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