Path Traversal in Cozmoslabs Wp Webhooks – Automate Repetitive Tasks By Creating Powerful Automation Workflows Directly Within WordPress
CVE-2025-8895
The WP Webhooks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file copy due to missing validation of user-supplied input in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy arbitrary files on the affected site's server to arbitrary locations. This can be used to copy the contents of wp-config.php into a text file which can then be accessed in a browser to reveal database credentials.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
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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: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8895?
- CVE-2025-8895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Wp Webhooks – Automate Repetitive Tasks By Creating Powerful Automation Workflows Directly Within WordPress, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8895?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.