What is CVE-2025-25163?

CVE-2025-25163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluginab Plugin A\/b Image Optimizer, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-25163?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-25163 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Pluginab Plugin A\/b Image Optimizer

CVE-2025-25163

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Zach Swetz Plugin A/B Image Optimizer images-optimizer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Plugin A/B Image Optimizer: from n/a through <= 3.3.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-02-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pluginab Plugin A\/b Image Optimizer
Zach Swetz Plugin A/b Image Optimizer — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/images-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpre… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25163?: CVE-2025-25163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pluginab Plugin A\/b Image Optimizer, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-25163?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-25163 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.