Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-26933

High

Published: 10 March 2025

Published
10 March 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0113 78.4th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-26933 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified under CWE-98 as a PHP Local File Inclusion issue. It affects the WordPress plugin WC Place Order Without Payment (wc-place-order-without-payment) developed by Nitin Prakash, impacting all versions from n/a through 2.6.7.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Remote attackers require no privileges and can exploit it over the network, though it demands high attack complexity and user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations through local file inclusion.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wc-place-order-without-payment/vulnerability/wordpress-place-order-without-payment-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-6-7-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WC Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce plugin version 2.6.7.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

The CVE describes a local file inclusion vulnerability in a publicly accessible WordPress plugin, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications via T1190.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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