HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to filename control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-54015. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 Plugin up to 2.0.0 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in HT Plugins HT Contact Form 7 allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects HT Contact Form 7: from n/a through 2.0.0.

The weakness was presented by Ananda Dhakal. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-54015 since 07/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/16/2025 Advisory disclosed
07/16/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Ananda Dhakal
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-54015 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316648

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2025 17:09
Changes: 07/16/2025 17:09 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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