CVE-2025-0859: Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid <= 1.27.6 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via template_via_url Function
Description
The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.27.6 via the template_via_url() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-0859
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: boldgrid
Product: Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 33.0% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-07 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/111a1e7f-bc87-4130-a0b2-422d0f98afb6?source=cvehttps://wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/trunk/includes/class-boldgrid-editor-preview.php#L178
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=3234175&old_path=post-and-page-builder%2Ftags%2F1.27.7%2Fincludes%2Fclass-boldgrid-editor-preview.php&new=3234175&new_path=post-and-page-builder%2Ftags%2F1.27.7%2Fincludes%2Fclass-boldgrid-editor-preview.php
https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/638/commits/10e4d1d96fd2735379049259d15896fa6dd35471