CVE-2025-60201

WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Published Nov 6, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.

This issue affects WP Customer Area: before 8.3.4.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

WP Customer Area’s code contains an include/require call that fails to sanitize user‑supplied filenames, resulting in a PHP Local File Inclusion flaw. An attacker who can influence the include parameter can read arbitrary files from the server or trigger execution of PHP code, thereby compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the WordPress site. The weakness resides strictly within the plugin’s file inclusion logic and does not automatically lead to privilege escalation, but successful exploitation can provide the attacker with full control over the application and potentially the underlying server.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the WordPress plugin WP Customer Area developed by Aguila Technologies. All installations that use any plugin version from the earliest release up through 8.3.5 are susceptible. There are no known changes to the affected range beyond these versions.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity risk, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests the probability of exploitation is currently low. Because the flaw resides in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin, an attacker can potentially exploit it without prior authentication, relying on crafted HTTP requests that manipulate the include path. The scenario is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, so no confirmed field‑deployed exploits are reported at this time. Nonetheless, the high CVSS and the nature of the flaw make the vulnerability a priority for remediation.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 8.3.4 or a higher version.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the WP Customer Area plugin to version 8.3.4 or higher to eliminate the unsafe include handling.
  • If an immediate update cannot be applied, temporarily disable the plugin to block any include operations that could be exploited and preserve site functionality until the fix is installed.
  • Continuously monitor WordPress logs for abnormal file include attempts and evidence of unauthorized code execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 9, 2026 at 12:04 UTC.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.3.5. Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects WP Customer Area: before 8.3.4.
First Time appeared Aguilatechnologies
Aguilatechnologies wp Customer Area
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:aguilatechnologies:wp_customer_area:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Aguilatechnologies
Aguilatechnologies wp Customer Area
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.3.4. Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.3.5.
Title WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.2.7. Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.3.4.
Title WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.2.7 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.3.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.2.7.
Title WordPress WP Customer Area plugin <= 8.2.7 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-98
References
Weaknesses
  • CWE-98

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 10:21 AM
Reserved
Sep 25, 2025, 3:28 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 6, 2025, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 11, 2026, 8:10 PM