CVE-2025-52716
WordPress WP REST Cache <= 2025.1.0 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress WP REST Cache <= 2025.1.0 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-52716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-98
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24783
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24783- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pq8-f4px-5f77
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File...
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Acato WP REST Cache allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects WP REST Cache: from n/a through 2025.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-5pq8-f4px-5f77- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-98
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-52716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-98
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-52716 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Acato Wp Rest Cache, published August 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-rest-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-rest-cache-2025-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52716
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pq8-f4px-5f77