CVE-2018-25437 (GCVE-0-2018-25437)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 12:00 – Updated: 2026-06-15 19:24 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
WordPress CherryFramework Themes 3.1.4 Backup File Download
Summary
WordPress CherryFramework Themes 3.1.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive backup files by accessing the download_backup.php endpoint. Attackers can directly access the download_backup.php script in the admin/data_management directory to obtain ZIP archives containing the entire wp-content/themes directory contents.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2018-11-17 00:00
Credits
b1p0l4r
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