Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-48330

High

Published: 06 November 2025

Published
06 November 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0010 27.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-48330 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 at the 27.3th 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 2 other techniques. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.
Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

Directly requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms plugin versions through 1.7.0.

prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to prevent arbitrary local file inclusion exploitation.

detect

Vulnerability scanning detects the PHP Remote File Inclusion (Local File Inclusion) vulnerability in the affected WordPress plugin.

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.
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.
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
Why these techniques?

LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin enables public-facing app exploitation (T1190), arbitrary local file reads for data collection (T1005), and access to credentials in files like wp-config.php (T1552.001).

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

NVD Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Daman Jeet Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms: from n/a…

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through <= 1.7.0.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-48330 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the WordPress plugin Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms (real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms). The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through 1.7.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-11-06, 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).

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and user interaction. Exploitation allows inclusion of arbitrary local PHP files, potentially resulting in high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations, such as unauthorized access to sensitive data or code execution depending on the included files.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms-1-7-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

Details

CWE(s)

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