CVE-2025-69380

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published

20 February 2026

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0006 20.4th percentile

Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69380 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 20.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-69380 is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability, classified under CWE-22, in the Upload Files Anywhere WordPress plugin (wp-upload-files-anywhere, developed by vanquish). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 2.8 inclusive, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Exploitation enables high-impact confidentiality breaches, allowing arbitrary file downloads from the affected WordPress server.

Patchstack advisories document the vulnerability as an arbitrary file download issue specifically in plugin version 2.8, providing further technical details at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-upload-files-anywhere/vulnerability/wordpress-upload-files-anywhere-plugin-2-8-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207614

Vulnerability details

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in vanquish Upload Files Anywhere wp-upload-files-anywhere allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Upload Files Anywhere: from n/a through <= 2.8.

CWE(s): CWE-22

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1005 Data from Local System Collection

Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.

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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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Why these techniques?

Path traversal enables arbitrary file read (T1005) on a public-facing WordPress plugin (T1190).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1