Path Traversal in Elemntor Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just A Page
CVE-2025-8081
The Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 3.30.2 via the Import_Images::import() function due to insufficient controls on the filename specified. This makes it possible fo…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.001 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13929b51-b32e-401c-a642-49f7c…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/elementor/tags/3.30.2/includes/template-libr…
- github.com/elementor/elementor/commit/6af3551ee4213fb4003338743e22f41aa2a09c01
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3332233/elementor/trunk/includes/template-…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8081?
- CVE-2025-8081 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elemntor Elementor Website Builder – More Than Just A Page, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2025-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8081?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8081 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.