Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-30829

High

Published: 27 March 2025

Published
27 March 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0165 82.4th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-30829 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 17.6% 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 WPCafe WordPress plugin by Arraytics, impacting all versions through 2.2.31.

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the flaw over the network, though the attack requires high complexity. Successful exploitation can yield full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system by forcing inclusion of arbitrary local files.

The primary advisory published by Patchstack identifies the affected plugin versions and links to the corresponding vulnerability record for WPCafe 2.2.31. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0165 with no material increase since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Arraytics WPCafe wp-cafe allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WPCafe: from n/a through <= 2.2.31.

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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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?

The vulnerability is a local file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190), data collection from local system files (T1005), and code execution via included PHP scripts (T1059).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the improper filename control flaw in WPCafe by identifying, patching, and monitoring the vulnerable plugin versions up to 2.2.31.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to prevent local file inclusion exploitation by low-privileged users.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions to limit arbitrary local file access even if input validation fails.

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