CVE-2025-68907
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 AivahThemes Hostme v2 hostmev2 allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Hostme v2: from n/a through <= 7.0.
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 in AivahThemes Hostme v2 (versions up to 7.0) allows attackers to access files outside the web root directory by manipulating file paths with '..' sequences, potentially exposing sensitive system files.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 Hostme v2 installationLocate the AivahThemes Hostme v2 theme or plugin files in your web root, typically found in /wp-content/themes/hostme or /wp-content/plugins/hostme directoryAffected if The Hostme v2 theme/plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed versionView the main Hostme theme/plugin file (usually style.css for themes or main plugin PHP file) and locate the version declaration comment or version constantAffected if The reported version number is 7.0 or lower (versions 1.0 through 7.0 are affected)
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Identify file handling featuresSearch the Hostme codebase for file-related functions such as file_get_contents, fopen, include, require, readfile, or any custom file upload/download handlersAffected if File operations exist that accept user-supplied path parameters without validation
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Locate vulnerable file operation endpointExamine PHP files in the Hostme directory for code that processes file path parameters (often from $_GET, $_POST, or request headers) and passes them to file functionsAffected if A file operation accepts path parameters without sanitizing '../' sequences
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Test for path traversal vulnerabilityIf a file parameter is identified, test by submitting a crafted request with a path like ../../../../etc/passwd or similar traversal sequence to an identified file endpointAffected if The application returns content from files outside the intended web-accessible directory
A system is affected if AivahThemes Hostme v2 (version 7.0 or lower) is installed AND contains file handling functionality that processes user-supplied path parameters without validating or blocking '../' 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 that canonicalizes paths and rejects requests containing traversal sequences ('../') or restrict file access to an allowed directory whitelist.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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