Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-30835

High

Published: 31 March 2025

Published
31 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0101 77.6th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-30835 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 22.4% 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 CVE-2025-30835 is a PHP Local File Inclusion flaw classified under CWE-98, arising from improper control of filenames in include/require statements within PHP code. It affects the Accounting for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, with all versions through 1.6.8 impacted.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network, though successful exploitation requires high attack complexity and user interaction. If achieved, the attacker can obtain read access to arbitrary local files on the server, with the CVSS 7.5 scoring reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/accounting-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-accounting-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-6-8-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability details the issue and is the primary public reference for affected deployments. The associated EPSS score remains low, with a current value of 0.0101 and a peak of 0.0147.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Bastien Ho Accounting for WooCommerce accounting-for-woocommerce allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Accounting for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.6.8.

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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Why these techniques?

The CVE is a local file inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling remote exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and facilitating reading of local system files (T1005).

Confidence: MEDIUM · 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

Requires timely patching and remediation of the specific LFI flaw in Accounting for WooCommerce plugin versions <=1.6.8, directly eliminating the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of user-supplied inputs used in PHP include/require statements to block malicious filenames enabling LFI.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Enables vulnerability scanning to identify PHP LFI issues like CVE-2025-30835 in WordPress plugins prior to exploitation.

References