CVE-2025-4414: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-4414) was discovered in CMSMasters Content Composer WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.5.7. The vulnerability was reported on June 8, 2025, and publicly disclosed on July 1, 2025. This security issue affects the CMSMasters Content Composer plugin, which is a popular WordPress plugin for content management (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program (PHP Remote File Inclusion). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is particularly concerning as it does not require authentication to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to include local files of the target website and display their contents. This could potentially expose sensitive information such as database credentials, leading to a complete database takeover depending on the configuration (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5.7 of the CMSMasters Content Composer plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to version 2.5.7 or later immediately. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).