CVE-2025-60201
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 aguilatechnologies WP Customer Area customer-area allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP Customer Area: from n/a through <= 8.3.5.
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 · moderate confidenceA PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WP Customer Area plugin allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files through unsanitized user input in file inclusion functions. This can lead to remote code execution if attackers can control the included files or chain it with other vulnerabilities.
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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 WP Customer Area plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Customer Area' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the customer-area folderAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check the installed version numberIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look at the version number displayed under the plugin name, or check the main plugin file (customer-area.php) for the Version header commentAffected if Version is unknown or older than the patched version provided by the vendor
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Locate file inclusion functions using user inputSearch plugin source code for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables without proper sanitization. Common vulnerable patterns include: include($_GET['page']), include($_REQUEST['file'])Affected if Unsanitized user input is used in file inclusion functions within the plugin code
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Identify accessible file inclusion parametersCheck if any identified vulnerable include/require statements are reachable via web requests. Test by requesting URLs with manipulated parameters, e.g., ?page=../../../../wp-config.phpAffected if User-supplied parameters can be manipulated to include arbitrary local files through web-accessible URLs
Your environment is affected if the WP Customer Area plugin is installed, uses an unpatched version, and contains file inclusion code that accepts unsanitized user input which is accessible via web requests.
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 Customer Area to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, audit the plugin code for include/require statements using user-supplied input and implement strict whitelist-based validation or remove the vulnerable file inclusion logic entirely.
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