CVE-2025-64253

WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin <= 1.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability

4.9 Medium

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WordPress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting health-check allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Health Check & Troubleshooting: from n/a through <= 1.7.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Up 0.5 points since Dec 16, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.9

WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin <= 1.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-64253
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-35
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-203598 4.9

Record: EUVD-2025-203598
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99m8-4fhj-qqmr 4.9

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in WordPress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting health...

Record: GHSA-99m8-4fhj-qqmr
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-35
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.9

Record: CVE-2025-64253
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-35
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wordpress.org health check & troubleshooting

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-64253 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Wordpress.org Health Check & Troubleshooting, published December 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.