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CVE-2025-9874:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Ultimate Classified Listings plugin for WordPress contains a Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-9874) affecting all versions up to and including 1.6. The vulnerability exists in the 'uclwp_dashboard' shortcode functionality. This security flaw was discovered and disclosed on September 11, 2025 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server through the 'uclwp_dashboard' shortcode. The flaw is tracked as CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program). The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base 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 (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability can be exploited to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. This poses a significant risk to affected WordPress installations as it could lead to complete server compromise (NVD).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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