Unauthenticated file inclusion via attacker-controlled filename
Published Jun 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Local file inclusion in serpednet SERPed.net 4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute server-side PHP files. The plugin passes an attacker-controlled filename to a PHP include or require operation; the affected function and request parameter are undisclosed. Exploitation requires no authentication but depends on a usable local or uploaded PHP file, enabling sensitive-file reads or server-side code execution.
Summary
What happened
Local file inclusion in serpednet SERPed.net 4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute server-side PHP files. The plugin passes an attacker-controlled filename to a PHP include or require operation; the affected function and request parameter are undisclosed. Exploitation requires no authentication but depends on a usable local or uploaded PHP file, enabling sensitive-file reads or server-side code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-28998
- Published
- Jun 27, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-98, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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