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

CVE-2025-32663

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-11
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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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 roninwp FAT Cooming Soon fat-coming-soon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects FAT Cooming Soon: from n/a through <= 1.1.

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 · moderate confidence

Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the roninwp FAT Coming Soon WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files through unsanitized input to include/require statements. This can be exploited to read sensitive files from the server filesystem or potentially achieve remote code execution.

MitigationApply any available vendor patch; if no patch exists, implement input validation/sanitization on all file inclusion functions to restrict included files to expected paths, or temporarily disable the plugin until a fix is available.

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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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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. Identify if the roninwp FAT Coming Soon plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'roninwp' or 'fat-coming-soon' in the name
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress plugins directory
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate the version number listed for 'FAT Coming Soon' or 'roninwp FAT Coming Soon'. Alternatively, check the main plugin PHP file for a 'Version:' header comment
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is earlier than the patched version
  3. Check if the vulnerable file inclusion parameter is accessible
    Inspect the plugin's PHP files (particularly in the main plugin file and any files handling include/require operations) for functions that use user-supplied input in include, require, include_once, or require_once statements without proper sanitization
    Affected if Unsanitized use of $_GET, $_POST, or similar superglobals in file inclusion functions is found in the plugin code
  4. Verify the attack surface is reachable
    Attempt to access the plugin's frontend pages (the coming soon page) and check if URL parameters are passed to file inclusion functions. Look for parameters that might control which files are included
    Affected if The plugin processes file path parameters from requests without validation

If the roninwp FAT Coming Soon plugin is installed and contains unsanitized file inclusion code accessible via web requests, the environment is affected by this LFI vulnerability.

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

Apply any available vendor patch; if no patch exists, implement input validation/sanitization on all file inclusion functions to restrict included files to expected paths, or temporarily disable the plugin until a fix is available.

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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