CVE-2025-68996 WordPress Responsive Posts Carousel Pro plugin <= 15.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Responsive Posts Carousel Pro plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- 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-2025-68996?
CVE-2025-68996 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Responsive Posts Carousel Pro, published on 30 Dec 2025. 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 WebCodingPlace Responsive Posts Carousel Pro responsive-posts-carousel-pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Responsive Posts Carousel Pro: from n/a through <= 15.1.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68996?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68996 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-2025-68996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfwf-gpw8-299v.