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CVE-2025-22508: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2025-22508 is an Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability discovered in the WordPress plugin FAT Event Lite versions 1.1 and below. The vulnerability was initially reported by security researcher Dimas Maulana on December 24, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on January 7, 2025 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Local File Inclusion (LFI) issue with a CVSS score of 8.1 (High severity). It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to include and access local files on the target website (Patchstack).

Impact

This vulnerability could potentially allow malicious actors to access sensitive files on the target website, including files containing credentials such as database configurations. Depending on the server configuration, this could lead to complete database takeover and unauthorized access to sensitive information (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement immediate mitigation measures (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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