Path Traversal in CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-13070)
Summary
Path traversal in CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-13070). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The CSV to SortTable WordPress plugin through 4.2 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as contributor to perform LFI attacks.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-13070 has been found in CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin).
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 6.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin) CVE-2025-13070" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-13070 (CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 6.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin).
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.6/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで CSV to SortTable (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。