WP Pipes Plugin up to 1.4.3 on WordPress file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WP Pipes Plugin up to 1.4.3 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-28979. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP Pipes Plugin up to 1.4.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. 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 ThimPress WP Pipes allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects WP Pipes: from n/a through 1.4.3.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-28979 since 03/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 12/01/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/11/2025 CVE reserved
07/29/2025 +139 days Advisory disclosed
07/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/01/2025 +125 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-28979 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-28979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317993

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2025 08:51
Updated: 12/01/2025 20:37
Changes: 07/29/2025 08:51 (50), 08/14/2025 13:44 (12), 12/01/2025 20:37 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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