# CVE-2025-14502: News and Blog Designer Bundle <= 1.1 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the News and Blog Designer Bundle plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code or read sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pcx6-7mc7-x44f

## What is CVE-2025-14502?

CVE-2025-14502 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in vaghasia3 News and Blog Designer Bundle, published on 14 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The News and Blog Designer Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.1 via the template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14502?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress的News and Blog Designer Bundle插件在1.1及之前所有版本中，存在通过template参数导致的本地文件包含漏洞。该漏洞使得未经身份验证的攻击者能够包含并执行服务器上的任意.php文件，从而运行这些文件中的任何PHP代码。在允许上传和包含.php文件类型的场景下，攻击者可利用此漏洞绕过访问控制、获取敏感数据或实现代码执行。 (github_poc): https://github.com/Kai-One001/WordPress-News-and-Blog-Designer-Bundle-CVE-2025-14502

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14502 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14502 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in vaghasia3 News and Blog Designer Bundle, published on 14 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: vaghasia3 News and Blog Designer Bundle. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14502/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14502
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14502
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14502

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14502/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.