CVE-2025-27272 WordPress VG PostCarousel plugin <= 1.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the VG PostCarousel plugin to read arbitrary files 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-2025-27272?
CVE-2025-27272 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in vinagecko VG PostCarousel, published on 24 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in vinagecko VG PostCarousel vg-postcarousel allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects VG PostCarousel: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27272?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27272 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-2025-27272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qg2c-hj47-j83g.