What is the CVSS score of EUVD-2025-17530?

EUVD-2025-17530 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate EUVD-2025-17530?

Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running Spice Blocks and assess exposure; implement network-level access controls to restrict plugin functionality. Within 7 days: Deploy WAF rules to block malicious path traversal requests; consider disabling Spice Blocks if non-critical. Within 30 days: Evaluate alternative plugins; establish a vendor contact plan for patch availability; conduct file access audit for signs of compromise.

EUVD-2025-17530

| CVE-2025-48130 HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2025-06-09 audit@patchstack.com

Path Traversal

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Re-analysis Queued

Apr 23, 2026 - 15:42 vuln.today

cvss_changed

EUVD ID Assigned

Mar 14, 2026 - 19:21 euvd

EUVD-2025-17530

Analysis Generated

Mar 14, 2026 - 19:21 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jun 09, 2025 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in spicethemes Spice Blocks allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Spice Blocks: from n/a through 2.0.7.2.

AnalysisAI

Path traversal vulnerability in Spice Blocks (a WordPress plugin by spicethemes) affecting versions through 2.0.7.2 that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the affected server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) with network-based attack vector, no authentication required, and high confidentiality impact, making it a significant information disclosure risk for WordPress installations using this plugin.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability represents a classic CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory) flaw in the Spice Blocks WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly sanitize or validate file path parameters, allowing attackers to use path traversal sequences (such as '../' or absolute paths) to navigate outside intended directories and access restricted files. WordPress plugins operate with the privileges of the WordPress installation, giving successful exploitation the ability to read sensitive files including wp-config.php (containing database credentials), .env files, private keys, and other sensitive data on the hosting environment. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it requires no authentication (PR:N in CVSS) and no user interaction (UI:N), meaning any unauthenticated internet user can exploit it via a simple HTTP request.

RemediationAI

Immediate actions: (1) WordPress administrators running Spice Blocks should update to a version beyond 2.0.7.2 immediately upon availability; (2) If update is not immediately available, disable or deactivate the Spice Blocks plugin until a patch is released; (3) Apply Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules blocking common path traversal patterns (../, ..\ , encoded variants) to requests targeting plugin directories. Detection: (4) Check web server logs (Apache/Nginx access logs) for requests containing '../' or similar sequences targeting the spice-blocks plugin directory (/wp-content/plugins/spice-blocks/ or similar); (5) Review any files accessed via path traversal patterns in server logs. Long-term: (6) Monitor spicethemes' official website, WordPress plugin repository, and security advisories for patch releases; (7) Once patched, update immediately to the latest stable version; (8) Consider plugin alternatives if spicethemes does not provide timely security updates.