CVE-2025-47496 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.7.6).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-4-7-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00147}`	epss `{'score': 0.0017}`

Wed, 07 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 07 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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.
Title		WordPress PublishPress Authors <= 4.7.5 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-98
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-4-7-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-05-07T14:19:54.712Z

Updated: 2025-05-07T16:35:39.109Z

Reserved: 2025-05-07T09:39:15.825Z

Link: CVE-2025-47496

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-07T14:47:08.852Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-07T15:16:04.017

Modified: 2025-05-08T14:39:18.800

Link: CVE-2025-47496

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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