CVE-2025-48330
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 Daman Jeet Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
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 confidenceThe Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.7.0) contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability due to improper control of filename parameters in include/require statements. An attacker could potentially exploit this to read sensitive files on the server by manipulating file path inputs.
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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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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 plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named similar to 'gravityforms-real-time-validation' or 'rtvg'Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check installed versionIn WordPress admin_plugins page, find the plugin and look at the version number displayed. Alternatively, open the main plugin PHP file (usually in the plugin folder root) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The version number is 1.7.0 or lower
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Identify vulnerable file inclusion codeSearch the plugin files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variable input without proper sanitization. Look for patterns like 'include($filename)' or 'require($_GET['...'])' in PHP files within the plugin folderAffected if Unsanitized file inclusion statements that accept user input are found in the plugin code
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Confirm parameter accessibilityIf vulnerable code exists, determine whether the file inclusion parameter is reachable via HTTP requests (URL parameters). Test if the plugin exposes any endpoints that pass user input to file inclusion functionsAffected if The vulnerable parameter is accessible via HTTP request parameters without authentication or sanitization
The environment is affected if the Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms plugin is installed with version 1.7.0 or lower and contains unsanitized file inclusion functionality accessible via user-supplied input.
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 version of the plugin if a patched release is available; otherwise, implement strict input validation and sanitization on all file inclusion parameters to prevent path traversal attacks, and restrict file include paths to whitelisted directories.
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