CVE-2025-32288 WordPress RT-Theme 18 | Extensions plugin <= 2.4 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the RT-Theme 18 Extensions plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

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-2025-32288?

CVE-2025-32288 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in stmcan RT-Theme 18 | Extensions, published on 14 Aug 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 stmcan RT-Theme 18 | Extensions rt18-extensions allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects RT-Theme 18 | Extensions: from n/a through <= 2.4.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32288?

How do I fix CVE-2025-32288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32288 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-2025-32288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p6x5-mh8v-xpm2.

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