CVE-2025-47496: WordPress PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.5 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

7.5 CVSS

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Authors allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects PublishPress Authors: from n/a through 4.7.5.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-47496

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

Affected Products

Vendor: PublishPress

Product: PublishPress Authors

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.13% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 33.38% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47496
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-4-7-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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