Path Traversal in Thememakers Car Dealer Automotive
CVE-2025-1282
The Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_post_photo() and add_car() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The add_car() function may also make it possible to read arbitrary files.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1282?
- CVE-2025-1282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thememakers Car Dealer Automotive, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1282?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1282 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.