CVE-2025-32631: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Oxygen MyData for WooCommerce

Overview

CVE-2025-32631 is a critical vulnerability that impacts the popular e-commerce plugin, Oxygen MyData for WooCommerce. It is a specific form of security vulnerability known as ‘Path Traversal’ which can allow an attacker to access files and directories that are stored outside the web root folder. As WooCommerce is widely used by online businesses, this vulnerability could potentially affect a large number of e-commerce websites, leading to system compromises or data leakages if not addressed immediately.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-32631
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 8.6)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage

Affected Products

Product | Affected Versions

Oxygen MyData for WooCommerce | Up to and including 1.0.63

How the Exploit Works

In a path traversal attack, the attacker manipulates variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations. By doing so, they can cause the application to access unauthorized files and directories, potentially revealing sensitive information or allowing further attacks to be carried out. In this case, the Oxygen MyData for WooCommerce plugin fails to properly limit the pathname to a restricted directory, thus enabling path traversal.

Conceptual Example Code

Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents a HTTP POST request where a malicious payload is sent to a vulnerable endpoint:

POST /oxygensuite/mydata HTTP/1.1
Host: victimwebsite.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "file": "../../../../etc/passwd" }

In this example, the “../” sequence is used to move up through the directory structure, potentially granting access to the server’s passwd file, a common target in path traversal attacks as it can reveal a list of system usernames.

Mitigation

To mitigate the CVE-2025-32631 vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the interim, using a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These tools can be configured to detect and block path traversal attacks, protecting your system until a permanent solution is implemented.