# CVE-2025-60072: WordPress Anchor smooth scroll plugin <= 1.0.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Anchor smooth scroll plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4rj-7vmq-5m8x

## What is CVE-2025-60072?

CVE-2025-60072 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Processby Anchor smooth scroll, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Processby Anchor smooth scroll anchor-smooth-scroll allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Anchor smooth scroll: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60072?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-60072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-60072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-60072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-60072 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Processby Anchor smooth scroll, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Processby Anchor smooth scroll. 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-2025-60072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60072/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60072

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60072/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.