CVE-2025-63017 WordPress WerkStatt plugin plugin <= 1.6.6 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the WerkStatt WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-63017?
CVE-2025-63017 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in fuelthemes WerkStatt Plugin, published on 22 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 fuelthemes WerkStatt Plugin werkstatt-plugin allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WerkStatt Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.6.6.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-63017?
How do I fix CVE-2025-63017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-63017 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-2025-63017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-63017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qwx-32rr-mphx.