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PHP File Inclusion (RFI/LFI)Weakness · CWE-98

CVE-2025-69118

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in CopyPress <= 1.4.5 versions.

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 confidence

Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability in CopyPress WordPress plugin versions 1.4.5 and below allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server without any authentication. The LFI flaw enables traversal attacks (e.g., ../../etc/passwd) to access sensitive system files, configuration files, and potentially credentials.

MitigationUpgrade CopyPress to the latest version >1.4.5 immediately. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin and implement WAF rules to block directory traversal patterns in HTTP requests.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify CopyPress plugin installation
    Check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for the copypress folder, or query the WordPress database wp_options table for option_name='active_plugins'
    Affected if CopyPress plugin folder exists in the plugins directory or is listed in active_plugins
  2. Determine installed CopyPress version
    Open copypress.php in the plugin directory and read the 'Version' header comment, or check the WordPress plugins admin page
    Affected if Version is 1.4.5 or lower, or version cannot be determined (assume affected)
  3. Identify vulnerable LFI endpoint
    Review plugin source code for file inclusion functions (include, require, file_get_contents) handling user-supplied parameters without sanitization, or scan HTTP routes for parameters that accept file paths
    Affected if Plugin contains file operations using unsanitized request parameters (e.g., file, path, template, include)
  4. Confirm unauthenticated access is possible
    Test the identified endpoint without providing authentication cookies or credentials
    Affected if The vulnerable endpoint responds to unauthenticated requests without requiring login

Your environment is affected if CopyPress plugin version 1.4.5 or lower is installed and contains an unauthenticated file inclusion endpoint accessible without authentication.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade CopyPress to the latest version >1.4.5 immediately. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin and implement WAF rules to block directory traversal patterns in HTTP requests.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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