CVE-2025-68996

Status: DeferredHigh (7.5)—

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in WebCodingPlace Responsive Posts Carousel Pro responsive-posts-carousel-pro allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Responsive Posts Carousel Pro: from n/a through <= 15.1.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.45%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 37
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement85 %
Primary impactT1005 Data from Local Systemcollection75 %
Secondary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution70 %
Secondary impactT1565 Data Manipulationimpact65 %

LFI en PHP que requiere autenticación (PR:L) en plugin WordPress. Acceso remoto a servicios autenticados (T1210). Impactos: lectura de archivos locales (CWE-98), posible ejecución de código PHP, manipulación de datos.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Disable or Remove Feature or Program Vulnerability Scanning Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Webcodingplace — Responsive Posts Carousel PRO^AI

CWEs

CWE-98

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/responsive-posts-carousel-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-responsive-posts-carousel-pro-plugin-15-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON (NVD)

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