CVE-2025-54715

Barcode Scanner with Inventory & Order Manager <= 1.9.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Download

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

4.9

CVSS Score

4.9

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.9.1

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The Barcode Scanner (+Mobile App) – Inventory manager, Order fulfillment system, POS (Point of Sale) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.9.0

PublishedAugust 14, 2025

Last updatedAugust 18, 2025

Affected pluginbarcode-scanner-lite-pos-to-manage-products-inventory-and-orders

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/575870b0-269e-4651-9e0f-0a178266a02e?source=api-prod

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