CVE-2025-47572: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-47572) was discovered in the WordPress School Management plugin versions up to 93.0.0. The vulnerability was initially reported by researcher Ann on March 10, 2025, and was publicly disclosed on June 12, 2025. The vulnerability stems from improper control of filename for include/require statements in PHP programs (Wiz, Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a PHP Local File Inclusion issue (CWE-98), related to improper control of filename for include/require statements. It has received a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires student-level privileges or higher to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to include local files of the target website and display their contents. Of particular concern is the potential access to files containing sensitive information such as database credentials, which could lead to a complete database compromise depending on the system configuration (Patchstack).

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 these mitigations immediately (Patchstack).