WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2025-3431 Analyzed

ZoomSounds - WordPress Wave Audio Player with Playlist: Filesystem traversal

ZoomSounds - WordPress Wave Audio Player with Playlist is affected by filesystem traversal. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
ZoomSounds - WordPress Wave Audio Player with Playlist
Plugin slug
zoomsounds
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 08, 2025
Weakness
CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Apr 08, 2025 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update ZoomSounds - WordPress Wave Audio Player with Playlist to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

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 ZoomSounds - WordPress Wave Audio Player with Playlist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 6.91 via the 'dzsap_download' action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources