CVE-2025-46454 WordPress Meta Keywords & Description plugin <= 0.8 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Meta Keywords & Description plugin to read arbitrary files or execute 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-2025-46454?
CVE-2025-46454 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in svil4ok Meta Keywords & Description, published on 23 May 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 svil4ok Meta Keywords & Description wp-meta-keywords-meta-description allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Meta Keywords & Description: from n/a through <= 0.8.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46454?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46454 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-2025-46454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpxg-v5x4-r25g.