CVE-2025-31050
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 appthaplugins Apptha Slider Gallery apptha-slider-gallery allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Apptha Slider Gallery: from n/a through <= 2.5.
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 Apptha Slider Gallery WordPress plugin versions up to and including 2.5 contains a Path Traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to escape the intended directory and access sensitive files outside the web root by using '../' sequences in file path parameters.
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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 Apptha Slider Gallery plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'slider-gallery', 'apptha-slider-gallery', or similar containing 'slider' and 'gallery' in the name. Use file system inspection or WordPress admin panel plugin list.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file (usually in the plugin root folder) and look for the version comment in the file header, or check the readme.txt file for the 'Stable tag' version number.Affected if The version is 2.5 or any lower version number (the vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.5)
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Locate file handling functionalityInspect the plugin PHP files for functions that accept file path parameters, such as include, require, file_get_contents, fopen, or readfile, especially those handling image/file requests or template loading.Affected if The plugin contains file operation functions that accept user-supplied path parameters without validation
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Test for path traversal vulnerability (if accessible)If a file parameter is found, attempt to access a known file outside the plugin directory using '../' sequences (e.g., request a URL with parameter value like '../../../wp-config.php'). Note: Only perform this on authorized test environments.Affected if The plugin accepts and processes path parameters containing '../' sequences, allowing access to files outside the intended directory
A user is affected if the Apptha Slider Gallery plugin version 2.5 or lower is installed and contains file handling code that accepts path parameters vulnerable to traversal sequences.
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 and sanitization on file path parameters to reject sequences containing '../' or absolute paths; also apply chroot restrictions or whitelist-based file access controls.
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