CVE-2025-25162
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in kutu62 Sports Rankings and Lists sports-rankings-lists allows Absolute Path Traversal.This issue affects Sports Rankings and Lists: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe plugin sports-rankings-lists (versions <=1.0.2) from kutu62 is vulnerable to Absolute Path Traversal, allowing attackers to use absolute file paths (e.g., /etc/passwd) in path parameters to access files outside the intended directory. This improper limitation of pathname enables unauthorized file system access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if the sports-rankings-lists plugin is installedCheck your plugin directory or use your CMS/plugin management interface to list installed plugins and locate sports-rankings-lists from author kutu62. Note the installed version number.Affected if The plugin is installed and its version is 1.0.2 or lower, or if the version cannot be determined but the plugin name and author match.
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Locate the plugin file that handles path parametersExamine the plugin files for code that accepts file path parameters, particularly looking for functions that read or include files based on user input. Search for patterns like $_GET, $_POST, or request variables used in file operations.Affected if The plugin contains code that accepts path parameters and passes them to file system operations without strict validation.
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Verify if absolute path input is accepted and processedTest the suspected parameter by submitting an absolute path value (such as /etc/passwd or a known benign file) in a controlled, non-production test environment to observe if the file contents are returned.Affected if Absolute file paths are accepted and returned by the application, indicating the path traversal vulnerability is present and exploitable.
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Check access controls around the affected functionalityReview whether the vulnerable endpoint requires authentication or is accessible to unauthorized users. Determine if the path parameter is only used in an administrative or restricted area.Affected if The vulnerable path parameter is accessible to unauthenticated users or users without proper authorization, increasing the exploitability of the path traversal flaw.
Your environment is affected if the sports-rankings-lists plugin by kutu62 is installed at version 1.0.2 or lower and the plugin exposes a path parameter that accepts absolute file paths without strict validation or directory containment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation that canonicalizes file paths and restricts access to an allowed directory whitelist. Use built-in path resolution functions and reject any input containing absolute paths or path traversal sequences (..).
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