CVE-2025-8895: WP Webhooks – Automate repetitive tasks by creating powerful automation workflows directly within WordPress · Path Traversal
Affects WP Webhooks – Automate repetitive tasks by creating powerful automation workflows directly within WordPressSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cozmoslabs WP Webhooks – Automate repetitive tasks by creating powerful automation workflows directly within WordPress | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the plugin and consider disabling it if possible to prevent exploitation. Monitor official vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Description
The WP Webhooks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file copy due to missing validation of user-supplied input in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy arbitrary files on the affected site's server to arbitrary locations. This can be used to copy the contents of wp-config.php into a text file which can then be accessed in a browser to reveal database credentials.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de9c9e1e-3c3c-463a-a78c-d8bc7228da93?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/wp-webhooks (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3347509%40wp-webhooks%2Ftrunk&old=3327632%40wp-webhooks%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)