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

CVE-2025-47693

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-16
Mitigation only
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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 roninwp FAT Services Booking fat-services-booking allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects FAT Services Booking: from n/a through <= 5.5.

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

A PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the roninwp FAT Services Booking plugin (versions <= 5.5) allows attackers to include arbitrary local files via improper control of filename parameters in include/require statements. This occurs due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input before passing it to PHP's include/require functions.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of FAT Services Booking that implements proper input validation and path sanitization on file inclusion operations, or deploy WAF rules to block directory traversal sequences in request parameters.

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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. Confirm the FAT Services Booking plugin is installed
    Access your WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'FAT Services Booking' by roninwp in the list
    Affected if The plugin is not found in the installed plugins list, then you are not affected by this specific CVE
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In the WordPress admin, click on the plugin from the Installed Plugins list to view its details, or check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag
    Affected if The version number is 5.5 or lower (for example, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3, etc.)
  3. Verify web server access logs for suspicious include/require requests
    Review your web server access logs (Apache, Nginx, or PHP-FPM) for requests containing '../' directory traversal sequences or direct file paths in query parameters targeting the plugin's PHP files
    Affected if Log entries show repeated requests with directory traversal patterns (like ../../) or absolute file paths (like /etc/passwd) directed at the plugin's inclusion functions
  4. Test for LFI vulnerability via exposed parameters
    If you have authorization, send a crafted GET or POST request to the plugin's endpoints using a parameter that performs file inclusion, attempting to include a known file such as /etc/passwd or wp-config.php
    Affected if The response returns contents of files outside the web root, confirming arbitrary file inclusion is possible

You are affected if the FAT Services Booking plugin is installed with version 5.5 or lower and remote attackers can access the vulnerable file inclusion mechanism without authentication.

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 FAT Services Booking that implements proper input validation and path sanitization on file inclusion operations, or deploy WAF rules to block directory traversal sequences in request parameters.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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