CVE-2025-32657
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 · uneditedImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in RadiusTheme Testimonial Slider And Showcase Pro testimonial-slider-showcase-pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Testimonial Slider And Showcase Pro: from n/a through <= 2.1.7.
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 confidenceThis is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the RadiusTheme Testimonial Slider And Showcase Pro WordPress plugin versions up to 2.1.7. The vulnerability allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files from the server filesystem, potentially leading to remote code execution.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for the testimonial-slider-and-showcase-pro folder, or list the plugin in the WordPress admin under PluginsAffected if The plugin folder testimonial-slider-and-showcase-pro exists in wp-content/plugins/
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Check installed versionOpen the plugin's main PHP file or readme.txt and locate the Version field in the plugin header comment. Compare your version against the affected range (versions up to 2.1.7)Affected if The installed version is 2.1.7 or lower, meaning it falls within the vulnerable range
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Identify vulnerable endpointLocate the PHP file handling the include or require statements that process user input. The vulnerability typically involves a parameter that accepts a file path without sanitizationAffected if The plugin contains a file inclusion mechanism that uses a request parameter to load local PHP files without validation
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Review web server access logs for exploitation attemptsSearch your web server access logs (Apache error.log, Nginx access.log) for requests to the plugin directory containing directory traversal patterns (../) or absolute file paths (e.g., /etc/passwd) in query parametersAffected if Log entries show suspicious requests with ../ sequences or attempts to include system files targeting the plugin's file inclusion functionality
If the plugin is installed and the version is 2.1.7 or lower, the environment is within the affected version range and should be considered vulnerable to local file inclusion.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest available version immediately. If no patched version exists, disable the plugin and implement Web Application Firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns (e.g., ../) in request parameters.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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