CVE-2025-9990 (GCVE-0-2025-9990)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-05 02:25 – Updated: 2025-09-05 15:59
VLAI?
Summary
The WordPress Helpdesk Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.10 via the portal_type parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
smackcoders WordPress Helpdesk Integration Affected: * , ≤ 5.8.10 (semver)
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Credits
Aril Aprilio
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