SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-13088

Description

The Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to insufficient input validation on the 'template' parameter in the categoryProductTab() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server.

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
category_and_product_tabs	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-98

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/category-and-product-woocommerce-tabs/tags/1.0/include/wccategorytab.php#L108

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3938bbb-dc3d-4550-a05d-0cde970e38f8?source=cve

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 18, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 18, 2025, 2:06 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

CVE-2025-13088