CVE-2025-47696
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 solwin Blog Designer PRO blog-designer-pro.This issue affects Blog Designer PRO: from n/a through <= 3.4.7.
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 · moderate confidenceRemote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in Blog Designer PRO plugin allows attackers to control filenames used in PHP include/require statements, potentially executing arbitrary code by including malicious remote or 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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Confirm Blog Designer PRO is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Blog Designer PRO. Note the version number displayed there.Affected if The plugin is installed and active.
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Identify the installed versionCheck the plugin version number from the plugins page header or the readme.txt file in the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/blog-designer-pro/readme.txt.Affected if The version cannot be compared to a fixed patched version, indicating potential exposure.
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Locate include/require statements in plugin codeSearch the plugin files for PHP include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables for the file path. Examine files in the plugin directory, particularly those handling shortcodes, widgets, or template rendering.Affected if Code contains dynamic include/require statements where user input or unsanitized parameters control the included file path.
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Verify if the vulnerable code is reachableTest whether the plugin's functionality that performs the file inclusion is accessible to unauthenticated users, such as via a shortcode, AJAX endpoint, or frontend template include.Affected if The include/require functionality can be triggered without authentication.
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Check for unexpected remote or local file inclusionsReview server access logs for requests to the site that include suspicious URL parameters or file paths being passed to the plugin, such as paths containing http://, https://, or ../.Affected if Logs show attempts to include remote URLs or directory traversal patterns via the plugin.
A user is affected if Blog Designer PRO is installed and its code contains dynamic include/require statements that can be triggered to load arbitrary files controlled by an attacker.
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 Blog Designer PRO to the latest version; if no patch available, disable the plugin until a fix is released. Alternatively, audit and sanitize all include/require statements to validate the included file path against an allowlist.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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