CVE-2025-39468
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 pantherius Modal Survey modal-survey.This issue affects Modal Survey: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.0.1.
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 confidenceA Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability exists in the pantherius Modal Survey WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.0.2.0.1). The plugin improperly handles file path inputs in PHP include/require statements, allowing attackers to include remote or local files by manipulating input parameters. This can lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected server.
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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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Verify Modal Survey plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for the modal-survey or pantherius-modal-survey folder. Common path: wp-content/plugins/modal-survey/ or wp-content/plugins/pantherius-modal-survey/. List contents using: ls wp-content/plugins/ | grep -i modalAffected if The modal-survey or pantherius-modal-survey folder exists in the plugins directory
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Identify the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (often modal-survey.php or similar in the plugin folder) and look for the Version header in the plugin comment block at the top. Alternatively, check readme.txt for the version line.Affected if The version displayed is 2.0.2.0.1 or any version number numerically less than or equal to 2.0.2.0.1
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Confirm plugin is active on the siteQuery the WordPress database: SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins'; Or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --status=active --name=modal-surveyAffected if The plugin appears in the list of active plugins
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Check PHP allow_url_include settingCreate a PHP info file (phpinfo.php) with content: <?php phpinfo(); ?> and access it via browser, or run: php -i | grep allow_url_include. Look for the allow_url_include directive.Affected if allow_url_include is set to On (this enables remote file inclusion)
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Inspect plugin for vulnerable include/require patternsExamine PHP files in the plugin folder for include(), require(), include_once(), or require_once() statements that use variables in the path without proper sanitization. Search using: grep -rn '\$.*include' wp-content/plugins/modal-survey/Affected if Any include/require statements accept user-controlled input without validation (requires code review)
If the Modal Survey plugin versions 2.0.2.0.1 or below are installed and active, the environment is affected by this RFI vulnerability.
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 Modal Survey to the latest version once a patch is released, or implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block directory traversal and remote URL inclusion patterns in plugin requests until a fix is available.
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