PHP File Inclusion (RFI/LFI)Weakness · CWE-98

CVE-2025-32155

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in markkinchin Beds24 Online Booking beds24-online-booking allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Beds24 Online Booking: from n/a through <= 2.0.28.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Beds24 Online Booking WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.28) contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-supplied input is not properly validated before being used in include/require statements, allowing authenticated attackers to read sensitive files from the server filesystem.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of Beds24 Online Booking. If no patched version is available, implement strict input validation and use allowlists for any file inclusion logic, avoiding direct use of user input in include/require statements.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Beds24 Online Booking plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Beds24 Online Booking', or check the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/beds24-online-booking/ for a version file
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    Check the plugin main file (e.g., beds24-online-booking.php) for the 'Version' header comment, or look in the plugin's readme.txt file
    Affected if The version is 2.0.28 or lower
  3. Locate file inclusion code paths
    Search the plugin directory for PHP files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST without sanitization - grep for patterns like 'include($_REQUEST' or 'require($' within the plugin folder
    Affected if User-controllable input is used directly in file inclusion functions without validation
  4. Identify the vulnerable parameter
    Examine identified inclusion code for the specific parameter name (commonly something like 'page', 'file', 'template', or 'path' in the request) that gets passed to include/require
    Affected if A parameter allows path traversal (e.g., ../../) to reach files outside the intended directory
  5. Confirm authentication requirement
    Verify the plugin requires user authentication (even low-privilege users) to trigger the file inclusion - check if the vulnerable code is accessible only to logged-in users
    Affected if The attacker needs any valid WordPress user credentials to exploit this flaw

You are affected if the Beds24 Online Booking plugin version is 2.0.28 or lower AND your WordPress site has users (even subscribers) who could trigger the vulnerable file inclusion parameter.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched version of Beds24 Online Booking. If no patched version is available, implement strict input validation and use allowlists for any file inclusion logic, avoiding direct use of user input in include/require statements.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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