WordPress WP REST Cache <= 2025.1.0 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Priority LOW 36CWE-98Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Acato WP REST Cache wp-rest-cache allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WP REST Cache: from n/a through <= 2025.1.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00611 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52716
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pq8-f4px-5f77
More Acato vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-83315 Broken access control in WordPress WP REST Cache plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-56400 WordPress Email Essentials plugin <= 6.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-20465 WordPress WP REST Cache plugin <= 2026.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-13068 WordPress Branded Social Images plugin <= 1.1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-52716 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-52716 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pq8-f4px-5f77 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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