CVE-2025-67524
Published: 09 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-67524 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 28.8th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-67524 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion, in the NooTheme Jobmonster Elementor Addon (jobmonster-addon). This flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through 1.1.4.
The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating network accessibility with high attack complexity. Low-privileged users (PR:L) can exploit it without user interaction to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/jobmonster-addon/vulnerability/wordpress-jobmonster-elementor-addon-plugin-1-1-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the Local File Inclusion issue in Jobmonster Elementor Addon version 1.1.4 and provides details on the vulnerability.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-202120
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster Elementor Addon jobmonster-addon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Jobmonster Elementor Addon: from n/a through <= 1.1.4.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an unauthenticated remote file inclusion (RFI/LFI) in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application for high-impact remote code execution.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly addresses improper filename control in PHP include/require by requiring validation of user inputs to prevent local file inclusion via malicious paths.
Mandates timely remediation of known flaws like CVE-2025-67524 through patching the vulnerable Jobmonster Elementor Addon beyond version 1.1.4.
Enables detection of the LFI vulnerability in the Jobmonster Elementor Addon through periodic vulnerability scanning of web applications and plugins.