CVE-2025-13088 Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
Authenticated contributors can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13088?
CVE-2025-13088 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ikhodal Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs, published on 18 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to insufficient input validation on the 'template' parameter in the categoryProductTab() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13088?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-13088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3324-h3f8-qw8h.