What is CVE-2025-0493?

CVE-2025-0493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Multivendorx, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2025-0493?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-0493 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Multivendorx

CVE-2025-0493

The MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.14 via the tabname parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where PHP files can be uploaded and included

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Multivendorx
Wcmp Multivendorx – Woocommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solutions — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

cyb3r-w0lf/nuclei-template-collection

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/812029d9-95d6-4bc9-98b2-700f4… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/tags/4.2.14/clas… (Product)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/tags/4.2.15/clas… (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0493?: CVE-2025-0493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Multivendorx, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-0493?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-0493 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.