Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-48330

High

Published: 06 November 2025

Published
06 November 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 0.0010 27.3th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-48330 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the WordPress plugin Real Time Validation for Gravity Forms (real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms). The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through 1.7.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-11-06, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and user interaction. Exploitation allows inclusion of arbitrary local PHP files, potentially resulting in high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations, such as unauthorized access to sensitive data or code execution depending on the included files.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-real-time-validation-for-gravity-forms-1-7-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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.
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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
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Why these techniques?

LFI in public-facing WordPress plugin enables public-facing app exploitation (T1190), arbitrary local file reads for data collection (T1005), and access to credentials in files like wp-config.php (T1552.001).

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

References