ApusTheme Butcher Plugin up to 2.40 on WordPress filename control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ApusTheme Butcher Plugin up to 2.40 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes filename control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-32286. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in ApusTheme Butcher Plugin up to 2.40 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ApusTheme Butcher allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Butcher: from n/a through 2.40.

The weakness was presented by Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-32286 since 04/04/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• ApusTheme

Name

• Butcher Plugin

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40

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