Path traversal in The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver - CVE-2025-10176
Published: November 7, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118200
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-10176
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Jim Walker, The Hack Repair Guy
Affected software:
The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver
The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the prepare_items function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system, leading to arbitrary code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-10176
Install updates from vendor's website.