axiomthemes Harper Plugin up to 1.13 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in axiomthemes Harper Plugin up to 1.13 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-53439. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in axiomthemes Harper Plugin up to 1.13 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 axiomthemes Harper harper allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Harper: from n/a through <= 1.13.

The weakness was released by Bonds. The advisory is shared at vdp.patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53439 since 06/30/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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 12/18/2025).

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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/30/2025 CVE reserved
12/18/2025 +171 days Advisory disclosed
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vdp.patchstack.com
Researcher: Bonds
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-53439 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53439
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337181

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2025 09:01
Changes: 12/18/2025 09:01 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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