CVE-2025-46441

Section Widget <= 3.3.1 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal

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

5.3

CVSS Score

5.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

Unpatched

Patched in

N/A

Time to patch

Description

The Section Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform actions on files outside of the originally intended directory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.3.1

PublishedApril 30, 2025

Last updatedMay 8, 2025

Affected pluginsection-widget

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/24da83d5-b462-4a98-88b9-853af5628f63?source=api-prod

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