CVE-2025-49271 WordPress GravityWP - Merge Tags <= 1.4.4 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the GravityWP Merge Tags 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-2025-49271?
CVE-2025-49271 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GravityWP - Merge Tags, 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 GravityWP GravityWP - Merge Tags gravitywp-merge-tags allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects GravityWP - Merge Tags: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49271?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49271 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-2025-49271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jwf-368c-435q.