Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22364

High

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0153 81.7th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22364 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 18.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability is a PHP Local File Inclusion issue (CWE-98) stemming from improper control of filenames in include/require statements. It affects the Ach Invoice App WordPress plugin by Service Shogun, in all versions up to and including 1.0.1.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw over the network by supplying a crafted request that triggers inclusion of arbitrary local files. Successful exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction, yet can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected site.

The issue is tracked in the Patchstack vulnerability database, which identifies the affected plugin versions and points administrators to the corresponding security advisory for remediation details.

EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0153 and a peak of 0.0218.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Service Shogun Ach Invoice App ach-invoice-app allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Ach Invoice App: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

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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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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Why these techniques?

LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 for initial access and facilitates T1005/T1083 for arbitrary local file reads and discovery.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the ach-invoice-app plugin to eliminate the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames used in PHP include/require statements, directly addressing the improper control of resource identifiers (CWE-98).

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions good match
prevent

Restricts information inputs to whitelisted safe filenames or paths, preventing unauthorized local file inclusion via manipulated inputs.

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