CVE-2025-26757
Published: 22 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-26757 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 33.5% 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
CVE-2025-26757 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the FULL SERVICES FULL Customer full-customer WordPress plugin. This issue affects versions from n/a through 3.1.26. Published on 2025-02-22, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-98.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and user interaction. Successful exploitation allows high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations through local file inclusion via improper PHP include/require controls.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/full-customer/vulnerability/wordpress-full-cliente-plugin-3-1-26-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress full-customer plugin version 3.1.26. Security practitioners should consult this reference for mitigation guidance specific to the affected plugin.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-4427
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in FULL SERVICES FULL Customer full-customer allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects FULL Customer: from n/a through <= 3.1.26.
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Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation of the application over the network.
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Mitigating Controls
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Timely remediation of the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the full-customer WordPress plugin directly eliminates the vulnerability preventing exploitation.
Validating user-supplied filenames for proper format and absence of path traversal sequences before PHP include/require operations prevents local file inclusion attacks.
Hardening PHP configuration settings such as open_basedir restrictions and disabling allow_url_include mitigates risks of improper filename controls in vulnerable plugins.