PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor: Filesystem traversal
PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 1.7.2.
- Component
- PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor
- Plugin slug
pixmagix- Affected
- <= 1.7.2
- Safe version
> 1.7.2- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
This CVE was published Jun 30, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor to a release after 1.7.2, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.2 via the move_image_on_server function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to write files with attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the server. The unsanitized 'layers[].id' parameter is concatenated into a filesystem path and passed to PHP's copy() function, allowing traversal sequences (e.g. '../../') to escape the intended upload directory and write attacker-supplied file contents to arbitrary paths accessible by the web server process. The save_template REST endpoint is gated by the create_projects permission (edit_pixmagix + upload_files), which Author-level users hold by default after plugin activation, making this exploitable by any Author on sites running PixMagix.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N