CVE-2025-53281
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 WPBean WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce wpb-woocommerce-category-slider allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 1.71.
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 confidenceThe WPBean WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce plugin up to version 1.71 contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where the application improperly controls filenames used in include/require statements. An attacker could exploit this to include arbitrary local PHP files, potentially achieving remote code execution by leveraging uploaded files or accessing sensitive system 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find 'WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce', and record the version number displayedAffected if Version is 1.71 or lower (any version up to and including 1.71)
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Verify the plugin is activeCheck that the plugin status shows as 'Active' in the WordPress plugins listAffected if Plugin is active and running a vulnerable version
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Identify accessible endpointsReview the plugin's publicly accessible PHP files (typically in wp-content/plugins/wpb-category-slider/) to locate any files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that accept user-controlled inputAffected if Any PHP file in the plugin uses include/require with parameters derived from request input (GET/POST) without proper sanitization
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Test for directory traversalIf a file inclusion parameter is found, attempt a controlled test request with a pattern such as ../../../../etc/passwd or ../ to see if the application allows path traversal outside the intended directoryAffected if The plugin accepts and processes path traversal sequences in file inclusion parameters
The environment is affected if the WPBean WPB Category Slider plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.71 or lower with a file inclusion mechanism that accepts unsanitized user 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 WPB Category Slider for WooCommerce to the latest version once a patch is released, or disable the plugin until a fix is available. Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters as an interim measure.
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