Authenticated code execution via shortcode file inclusion
Published May 7, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Local file inclusion in Nicdark Hotel Booking 3.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side PHP code. The nd_booking_ss_rooms() shortcode function uses attacker-controlled input to select a file for PHP inclusion without sufficient filename restriction. Contributor-level access and a local file containing executable PHP are required, after which the file runs with the WordPress server's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Local file inclusion in Nicdark Hotel Booking 3.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute server-side PHP code. The nd_booking_ss_rooms() shortcode function uses attacker-controlled input to select a file for PHP inclusion without sufficient filename restriction. Contributor-level access and a local file containing executable PHP are required, after which the file runs with the WordPress server's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-47498
- Published
- May 7, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Nicdark
- Product
- Hotel Booking
- Classifications
- CWE-98, CAPEC-252, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.6 changes=[{"at":"3.7","status":"unaffected"}]
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