thembay Nika Plugin up to 1.2.8 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in thembay Nika Plugin up to 1.2.8 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-49254. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in thembay Nika Plugin up to 1.2.8 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is 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 thembay Nika allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Nika: from n/a through 1.2.8.

The weakness was published by Phat Rio. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-49254 since 06/04/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/18/2025).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18644). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Filename control
CWE: CWE-98
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/04/2025 CVE reserved
06/17/2025 +13 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Phat Rio
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-49254 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312725
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2025 18:08
Updated: 06/18/2025 18:28
Changes: 06/17/2025 18:08 (63), 06/18/2025 18:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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