CVE-2025-32668
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 Rameez Iqbal Real Estate Manager real-estate-manager allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Real Estate Manager: from n/a through <= 7.3.
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 confidenceA PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Real Estate Manager plugin (versions <= 7.3) allows attackers to manipulate file paths in include/require statements, potentially executing arbitrary PHP code by including malicious local files.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Real Estate Manager plugin versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Real Estate Manager, or inspect the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/real-estate-manager/ for the 'Version' commentAffected if Version number displayed is 7.3 or lower, or the Version comment shows no version or a version <= 7.3
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, confirm the Real Estate Manager plugin shows as 'Active', or query the wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins' containing 'real-estate-manager'Affected if Plugin is installed and active, making the vulnerability reachable
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Locate file inclusion code pathsSearch plugin files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that reference variables or parameters - typically in the main plugin file or files in includes/ foldersAffected if File inclusion functions accepting dynamic input are present and accessible without authentication
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Identify vulnerable include parametersReview PHP files using grep for patterns like $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST passed directly to include/require statements without sanitization or validationAffected if User-supplied input flows directly to file inclusion functions without validation or whitelist filtering
If the Real Estate Manager plugin version is 7.3 or lower and is active with accessible file inclusion functionality that accepts unsanitized user input, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 to the latest patched version if available; otherwise, disable the plugin. If continued use is required, implement strict input validation and whitelist-based filtering on all file inclusion operations to prevent path traversal.
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