Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-14867Flashcard Plugin for WordPress <= 0.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in Flashcard Plugin for WordPress from liangshao. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Flashcard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 0.9 via the 'source' attribute of the 'flashcard' shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
liangshao Flashcard Plugin for WordPress 0 – through 0.9

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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