CVE-2025-47496 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-47496

WordPress PublishPress Authors plugin <= 4.7.5 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Authors publishpress-authors allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects PublishPress Authors: from n/a through <= 4.7.5.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Muhammad Yudha - DJ | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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Affected Vendor

PublishPress

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Affected Software

PublishPress Authors
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 7th, 2025
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-98

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1505 Server Software Component
Persistence
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection