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Plain-English summary
A WordPress sales-badge plugin has a high-severity file inclusion flaw. If an affected site uses Improved Sale Badges – Free Version through 1.0.1, an attacker may access or run unintended local files, risking data exposure, site compromise, or outage.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for WordPress estates, especially e-commerce sites. The business risk is potential website compromise or sensitive data exposure, but current sources do not prove active exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-98: improper filename control in a PHP include/require path, described as allowing Local File Inclusion. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1 with network attack vector, no privileges, no user interaction, high complexity, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with dzeriho Improved Sale Badges – Free Version installed, especially versions through 1.0.1. The source bundle has sparse affected-version metadata, so asset verification is required.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV is false. The CVSS vector indicates remote, unauthenticated reachability, but high attack complexity. No public exploit steps are included in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
The record names Local File Inclusion while also referencing PHP Remote File Inclusion terminology under CWE-98. Affected-version data appears incomplete beyond the stated <= 1.0.1 range. Avoid assuming exploitability details not present in sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the improved-sale-badges-free-version plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions against the <= 1.0.1 affected range.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a fixed version or official remediation.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no trusted fixed version is available.
- Prioritize sites handling payment, customer, or administrative data.
Validation and detection
- Verify whether the plugin is installed and active on each WordPress site.
- Record plugin version and compare it with the affected range in the CVE description.
- Review web and PHP logs for unusual file access errors or include failures.
- Confirm the finding against the CVE Program and Patchstack references.
- Recheck KEV or vendor advisories before closing remediation.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.