CVE-2025-11746

XStore | Multipurpose WooCommerce Theme <= 9.5.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion

2025-10-14 14:24
khanhhnahk1

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 9.6
Affected Theme
XStore
Affected Version
<= 9.5.4
CVSS
8.8High
Weakness type
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE
CVE-2025-11746
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At a glance

CVE-2025-11746 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the XStore WordPress theme, affecting versions <= 9.5.4. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 9.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2025, reported by khanhhnahk1.

Vulnerability Overview

The XStore theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 9.5.4 via theet_ajax_required_plugins_popup() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

XStore <= 9.5.4 carries this weakness at theet_ajax_required_plugins_popup(), and reaching it takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.

Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. For XStore the fix is 9.6: builds <= 9.5.4 are affected, anything from 9.6 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 9.6, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Subscriber access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: XStore 9.6 closes this, and updating the theme is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11746https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a49db7f-62fc-472d-9edf-de5edbe48219https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11746

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