CVE-2025-31014 WordPress Material Dashboard plugin <= 1.4.5 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Material Dashboard plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary 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-2025-31014?

CVE-2025-31014 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hossein Material Dashboard, published on 11 Apr 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 Hossein Material Dashboard material-dashboard allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Material Dashboard: from n/a through <= 1.4.5.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31014?

How do I fix CVE-2025-31014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31014 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-2025-31014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c2w-95gp-xc68.

Is CVE-2025-31014 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free