CVE-2025-56431
Published: 10 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-56431 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-2025-56431 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Fearless Geek Media FearlessCMS version 0.0.2-15. The flaw resides in plugin-handler.php, where the file_get_contents() function accepts unsanitized input, enabling path traversal that can be leveraged to disrupt service availability. It is tracked under CWE-22 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 reflecting network-accessible attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on availability with no confidentiality or integrity effects.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input to plugin-handler.php to trigger the traversal condition and induce a denial of service. No privileges or user interaction are required, allowing the issue to be reached directly over the network.
The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a recorded peak of 0.0108 before settling at the current value of 0.0064, indicating a measurable increase in exploitation interest after public disclosure. The referenced GitHub issue provides the primary public record of the vulnerability.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-202590
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 file_get_contents() 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.