CVE-2025-24766 WordPress News Magazine X <= 1.2.35 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the News Magazine X WordPress plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-24766?

CVE-2025-24766 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in wproyal News Magazine X, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in wproyal News Magazine X news-magazine-x allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects News Magazine X: from n/a through <= 1.2.37.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24766?

How do I fix CVE-2025-24766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24766 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-2025-24766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcxg-58m7-98qw.

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