# CVE-2025-39383: WordPress Xews Lite plugin <= 1.0.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Xews Lite WordPress plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82w2-cjgp-j37w

## What is CVE-2025-39383?

CVE-2025-39383 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in codeworkweb Xews Lite, published on 24 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 codeworkweb Xews Lite xews-lite allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Xews Lite: from n/a through <= 1.0.9.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39383?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-39383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-39383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-39383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-39383 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in codeworkweb Xews Lite, published on 24 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: codeworkweb Xews Lite. 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-2025-39383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39383/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-39383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.