CVE-2025-1707

High

Published: 11 March 2025

Published

11 March 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0023 45.7th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-1707 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Directly mitigates the LFI vulnerability by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the flaw in the Review Schema plugin beyond version 2.2.4.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

Requires validation of post meta inputs to block malicious file paths that enable arbitrary file inclusion and PHP code execution.

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

prevent

Enforces approved authorizations to prevent authenticated contributor-level users from accessing and executing arbitrary files via post meta.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution

Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.

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Why these techniques?

LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote file inclusion and PHP code execution by authenticated users, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and command/scripting interpreter usage for RCE (T1059).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

NVD Description

The Review Schema plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.4 via post meta. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to include and execute arbitrary…

files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where php file type can be uploaded and included.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-1707 is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability (CWE-98) affecting the Review Schema plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 2.2.4. The flaw occurs via post meta handling, enabling the inclusion and execution of arbitrary files on the server. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity. By manipulating post meta, they can include arbitrary files, execute PHP code within those files, bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve remote code execution if PHP files are uploadable and includable.

Wordfence advisories provide detailed threat intelligence on the vulnerability, while the plugin's Trac repository shows the vulnerable code at line 108 in ReviewSchema.php (version 2.2.4) and a patch applied in changeset 3253799. Security practitioners should update the plugin beyond version 2.2.4 to mitigate the issue.