CVE-2025-31098 WordPress DeBounce Email Validator plugin <= 5.7 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the DeBounce Email Validator plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- 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-2025-31098?
CVE-2025-31098 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in DeBounce Email Validator, published on 3 Apr 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 debounce DeBounce Email Validator debounce-io-email-validator allows PHP Local File Inclusion.
This issue affects DeBounce Email Validator: from n/a through <= 5.7.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31098?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31098 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-2025-31098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v8h-5vjj-58xx.