CVE-2025-54028 WordPress CF7 WOW Styler Plugin <= 1.7.2 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the CF7 WOW Styler 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-2025-54028?
CVE-2025-54028 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Saleswonder Team: Tobias CF7 WOW Styler, published on 20 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 Saleswonder Team: Tobias CF7 WOW Styler cf7-styler allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects CF7 WOW Styler: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54028?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54028 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-2025-54028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh4w-63vp-mf77.