Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-13801Yoco Payments <= 3.9.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Yoco Payments from yocoadmin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The Yoco Payments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.0 via the file parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| yocoadmin | Yoco Payments | 0 – through 3.9.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ad74d5d0-270e-41d3-9596-2f71b05af276?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yoco-payment-gateway/tags/3.8.8/src/Helpers/Logs.php#L25
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yoco-payment-gateway/tags/3.8.8/src/Helpers/Logs.php#L59
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3434947/