Overview
This report covers an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the CLEVER – HTML5 Radio Player With History – Shoutcast and Icecast – Elementor Widget Addon plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server of an affected site, which may contain sensitive information like database credentials. It’s a serious issue that can expose critical data and potentially compromise the entire system.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-3103
Severity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage due to unauthorized access to sensitive files
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Product | Affected Versions
CLEVER – HTML5 Radio Player With History – Shoutcast and Icecast – Elementor Widget Addon plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 2.4
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability is due to insufficient file path validation in the ‘history.php’ file. An attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server hosting the vulnerable plugin. The server, failing to properly validate the requested file path, will return the content of any file specified by the attacker.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP GET request. In this example, the attacker attempts to read the ‘wp-config.php’ file, which typically contains sensitive information such as database credentials.
GET /wp-content/plugins/clever-html5-radio-player/history.php?file=../../../wp-config.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.comMitigation Guidance
To mitigate this vulnerability, apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If a patch cannot be immediately applied, use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation. These systems can be configured to block or alert on attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
