# CVE-2025-29930: imFAQ allows local file inclusion in seo.php

> Attackers can read sensitive server files via Local File Inclusion in imFAQ for ImpressCMS by manipulating the seoOp parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vrr3-54vc-vwg3

## What is CVE-2025-29930?

CVE-2025-29930 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ImpressModules imfaq, published on 18 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

imFAQ is an advanced questions and answers management system for ImpressCMS. Prior to 1.0.1, if the $_GET['seoOp'] parameter is manipulated to include malicious input (e.g., seoOp=php://filter/read=convert.base64-encode/resource=/var/www/html/config.php), the application could allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the server (Local File Inclusion, LFI). The $_GET['seoOp'] and $_GET['seoArg'] parameters are directly used without sanitization or validation. This is partly mitigated by the fact that the ImpressCMS sensitive files are stored outside the web root, in a folder with a randomized name. The issue has been resolved in imFaq 1.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29930?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-29930?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29930 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-29930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-29930 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-29930 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ImpressModules imfaq, published on 18 Mar 2025. 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-2025-29930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ImpressModules imfaq. 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-2025-29930/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29930/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29930
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29930
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29930

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29930/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.