CVE-2025-68002
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 100plugins Open User Map open-user-map allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Open User Map: from n/a through <= 1.4.16.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability exists in the Open User Map WordPress plugin by 100plugins (versions through <=1.4.16) that allows attackers to access files outside restricted directories through manipulation of file path inputs.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Verify Open User Map plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Open User Map' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'open-user-map' or similar.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Open User Map, and note the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., open-user-map.php) and look for the 'Version' header comment in the file header.Affected if Version is 1.4.16 or lower, or if no version is displayed and the plugin appears to be unupdated
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Identify if file upload or import features are activeNavigate to the plugin settings page (Open User Map > Settings) and look for any features that involve file paths, uploads, importing data, or referencing external files. Check for options related to map markers, CSV import, or custom file references.Affected if The plugin has any feature that accepts file paths or allows uploading/importing files related to map markers or locations
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Review web server access logs for traversal attemptsExamine web server access logs (Apache error.log, Nginx access.log, or WordPress debug.log) for requests to the plugin that contain '../' sequences or encoded path traversal patterns (e.g., %2e%2e%2f). Look for suspicious patterns in URLs targeting the plugin's AJAX endpoints or file handlers.Affected if Requests containing '../' or encoded traversal sequences are present in logs targeting the Open User Map plugin endpoints
You are affected if Open User Map plugin versions 1.4.16 or lower are installed AND the plugin has active file-handling features that accept path inputs.
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 dataUpdate the Open User Map plugin to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, implement web server-level restrictions and input validation to block directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../ patterns).
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-68002 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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