---
id: CVE-2025-1280
title: >-
  The BM Content Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory
  Traversal in all versions up to 3.17.1 (exclusive) via the
  ux_cb_page_customize_save_layout_ajax() function
summary: >-
  The BM Content Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory
  Traversal in all versions up to 3.17.1 (exclusive) via the
  ux_cb_page_customize_save_layout_ajax() function. This makes it possible for
  authenticated attackers, with …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: SeaTheme
product: BM Content Builder
affected:
  - bm_content_builder < 3.17.1
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:04:55.677'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1280'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://themeforest.net/item/art-simple-clean-wordpress-theme-for-creatives/20170299
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e96376d3-4d17-4611-bdbf-1bb9c68c0ba4?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T10:08:28.302015Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T08:00:27.688Z'
epss: 0.00533
epssPercentile: 0.43956
---

## Overview

The BM Content Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to 3.17.1 (exclusive) via the ux_cb_page_customize_save_layout_ajax() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.