Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-68862 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (T1003.008); ranked at the 34th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-68862 is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability, classified as CWE-22, in the Woo File Dropzone WordPress plugin by Murtaza Bhurgri. This issue affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through 1.1.7. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity primarily due to its impact on availability.
Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit the path traversal flaw over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation changes scope (S:C) and enables arbitrary file deletion, resulting in high availability disruption (A:H) without compromising confidentiality or integrity.
The Patchstack advisory describes this as an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in Woo File Dropzone version 1.1.7 and provides mitigation guidance at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woo-file-dropzone/vulnerability/wordpress-woo-file-dropzone-plugin-1-1-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207931
Vulnerability Data
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Murtaza Bhurgri Woo File Dropzone woo-file-dropzone allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Woo File Dropzone: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.