CVE-2025-30999 WordPress External Store for Shopify plugin <= 1.5.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the External Store for Shopify plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.

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-2025-30999?

CVE-2025-30999 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood External Store for Shopify, published on 6 Jun 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 Fahad Mahmood External Store for Shopify wp-shopify allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects External Store for Shopify: from n/a through <= 1.5.9.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30999?

How do I fix CVE-2025-30999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30999 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-2025-30999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-72x3-8f3c-phjv.

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