CVE-2025-68870 WordPress CookieHint WP plugin <= 1.0.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the CookieHint WP 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-2025-68870?

CVE-2025-68870 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in reDim GmbH CookieHint WP, published on 29 Dec 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 reDim GmbH CookieHint WP cookiehint-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects CookieHint WP: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68870?

How do I fix CVE-2025-68870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68870 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-2025-68870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-366r-cgmr-hgv3.

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