Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site running AcyMailing
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DeliveryConfirm 'Embed images' enabled
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ExploitCraft HTTP request with path traversal in user[name]
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ExecutionServer resolves traversed path without validation
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ImpactRead arbitrary file contents returned in response
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The 'Embed images' feature must be explicitly enabled in AcyMailing plugin configuration - this is the single decisive prerequisite that activates the vulnerable code path. Without this option enabled, the vulnerable parameter is not processed and the flaw is not reachable. Exploitation is otherwise unconstrained: no authentication is required (PR:N), the vector is fully remote over HTTP (AV:N), and no user interaction or special client state is needed (UI:N). The attacker is limited to read-only access (I:N/A:N); no file write or code execution is possible through this vector alone. Files accessible are limited to those readable by the web server process user - typically including wp-config.php, application source, and server configuration files, but not necessarily root-owned system files. |
| Impact | The CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) reflects the pure confidentiality impact of unauthenticated arbitrary file read. The key real-world risk moderator is the requirement that 'Embed images' be enabled in AcyMailing configuration - this is a specific opt-in feature, which meaningfully limits the exposed population. Newsletter senders who rely on inline image embedding in campaigns would be most likely to have this enabled, and since AcyMailing is a marketing tool, image embedding is a plausible but not universal default. No EPSS data was provided in the input; no KEV listing exists; no POC is referenced. This is a medium-urgency patching priority: significant CVSS score with a real-world mitigating condition, no active exploitation evidence, and a patch available. Organizations using AcyMailing with image embedding enabled should treat this as a priority. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running AcyMailing ≤11.0.4 with 'Embed images' enabled and sends a crafted HTTP request supplying a path traversal payload such as |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 11, 2026
Path traversal in AcyMailing WordPress plugin (all versions through 11.0.4) exposes arbitrary server files to unauthenticated remote attackers via the unsanitized user[name] parameter. Exploitation is gated on the 'Embed images' configuration option being enabled, but when active, an attacker can read sensitive server-side files including WordPress configuration, credentials, and other data without any authentication. Wordfence reported this flaw and a patch commit is available in the WordPress plugin repository. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Update AcyMailing to the version immediately following 11.0.4 (implied by the WordPress plugin repository changeset 3679457, which represents the upstream fix; the exact fixed release version is not explicitly stated in available data but is reflected in the plugin repository commit). The WordPress plugin auto-update mechanism should surface this fix. As an immediate compensating control, disable the 'Embed images' option in AcyMailing settings - this directly removes the vulnerable code path with minimal functional trade-off for users not relying on inline image embedding. If image embedding is operationally required, restrict network access to the AcyMailing endpoint handling the user[name] parameter as a secondary defense until patching is completed.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
AcyMailing (vendor: Acyba) is a WordPress newsletter and marketing automation plugin. The affected code path handles image embedding in newsletters, where the user[name] parameter is used to reference or locate image resources on the server. CWE-22 (Path Traversal) indicates the parameter is not canonicalized or validated against a safe base directory before use, allowing classic ../ sequences to escape the intended directory and access arbitrary filesystem paths readable by the web server process. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:acyba:acymailing_-_an_ultimate_newsletter_plugin_and_marketing_automation_solution_for_wordpress covers all versions up to and including 11.0.4.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable unauthenticated endpoint; AC:L because image-embedding is a plausible common config; C:H for arbitrary file read; no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The AcyMailing - An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 11.0.4 via the user[name] Parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires "Embed images" option in AcyMailing configuration being enabled.
Executive ViewAI
The AcyMailing WordPress plugin (all versions through 11.0.4) contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability allowing remote attackers to read sensitive server files including WordPress configuration and administrative credentials. Organizations running AcyMailing with the 'Embed images' feature enabled face immediate risk of credential theft and administrative compromise, with no vendor-released patch currently available.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: disable the 'Embed images' feature immediately to gate exploitation; deploy Web Application Firewall rules blocking path traversal attempts in the plugin namespace; restrict direct file system access to wp-config.php and other sensitive configuration files; enable detailed logging of configuration file access; monitor plugin directory for suspicious or repeated file-read requests; maintain secure offline backups of all administrative credentials pending rotation.
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
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