CVE-2025-48125
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 WP Event Manager WP Event Manager wp-event-manager allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Event Manager: from n/a through <= 3.1.51.
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 confidenceWP Event Manager WordPress plugin versions up to 3.1.51 contain a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where improper control of filename parameters in include/require statements allows attackers to potentially include arbitrary PHP files from the server file system, possibly leading to remote code execution.
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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 WP Event Manager plugin is installedCheck if the directory wp-content/plugins/wp-event-manager/ exists in your WordPress installation. You can use: ls -la /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ | grep event-managerAffected if The plugin directory exists and the plugin is active
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file wp-content/plugins/wp-event-manager/wp-event-manager.php and locate the 'Version:' header in the plugin comments at the top of the file. Alternatively, check via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.Affected if The version listed is 3.1.51 or lower
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Confirm plugin is activeCheck WordPress database wp_options table for option_name = 'active_plugins' and verify wp-event-manager appears in the serialized array, or check via WordPress admin dashboard.Affected if The plugin appears in the active plugins list
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Inspect for LFI-vulnerable include/require patternsSearch the plugin files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables without proper sanitization. Focus on files in include/ directories. Example grep: grep -rn '\$_\(GET|POST|REQUEST\)' wp-content/plugins/wp-event-manager/include/Affected if Any include/require statement uses unsanitized request parameters to construct file paths
You are affected if WP Event Manager plugin is active at version 3.1.51 or lower and contains include/require statements using unsanitized request parameters.
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 WP Event Manager to the latest patched version once available, or disable the plugin until a fix is released. Implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters as an interim control.
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