CVE-2025-56430
Published: 10 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-56430 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Fearlessgeekmedia Fearlesscms. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 28.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-56430 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS version 0.0.2-15. The flaw resides in plugin-handler.php within the deleteDirectory function and is tracked under CWE-22. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction, resulting in high availability impact.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted path sequences through the affected function to traverse directories and delete arbitrary files on the server. Successful exploitation leads to denial of service by disrupting application functionality or rendering the CMS inoperable.
The two referenced GitHub issues provide the primary public disclosure details for the vulnerability. The EPSS score remains low, with a current value of 0.0064 and a peak of 0.0108.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-202591
Vulnerability details
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 deleteDirectory function.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.