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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-69055 affects the WordPress BM Content Builder plugin before 3.16.3.3. A logged-in attacker could abuse path traversal to download files outside the intended directory. The main business risk is unauthorized exposure of sensitive website files, not site takeover or service disruption based on the published scoring.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation on WordPress sites with many users, weak account governance, or sensitive local files. This is a confidentiality issue requiring authentication, so urgency is moderate unless the site has untrusted contributors or evidence of suspicious activity.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-22 path traversal in SeaTheme BM Content Builder bm-builder. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact. Affected versions are reported as earlier than 3.16.3.3.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running BM Content Builder versions below 3.16.3.3. The CVSS vector indicates the attacker needs low-privileged authentication, so public anonymous exposure is not indicated by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Patchstack classifies the issue as arbitrary file download. Treat it as practical risk where untrusted or weakly controlled WordPress accounts exist.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports path traversal leading to arbitrary file download in bm-builder before 3.16.3.3. Do not assume unauthenticated exploitation, code execution, or integrity impact from the available sources. The affected-version metadata in the bundle is inconsistent, but the description and title identify versions below 3.16.3.3.
Mitigation direction
- Update BM Content Builder to version 3.16.3.3 or later.
- Remove the plugin if it is not required.
- Limit WordPress accounts to trusted users with necessary roles only.
- Review vendor and Patchstack guidance for any additional remediation details.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites using the BM Content Builder plugin.
- Confirm the installed plugin version is 3.16.3.3 or later.
- Review active WordPress user accounts and remove unnecessary access.
- Check web and application logs for unusual authenticated file download activity.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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