CVE-2025-68905 WordPress JNews - Pay Writer plugin <= 11.0.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the JNews Pay Writer plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary 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-2025-68905?
CVE-2025-68905 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in jegtheme JNews - Pay Writer, 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 jegtheme JNews - Pay Writer jnews-pay-writer allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects JNews - Pay Writer: from n/a through <= 11.0.0.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68905?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68905 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-2025-68905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5p48-v8rv-8f32.