CVE-2025-48332 HIGH

CVE-2025-48332: WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 3.3.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

Vendor Publishpress
Product Gutenberg Blocks
Weakness CWE-98 · PHP file inclusion
Published August 14, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks advanced-gutenberg allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Gutenberg Blocks: from n/a through <= 3.3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks versions 3.3.1 and earlier contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service. The attack requires the victim to visit a malicious link or page. No authentication is needed to initiate the exploit, but user interaction is required for the attack to succeed.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service by tricking a user into visiting a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site content and data confidentiality at risk if users are socially engineered to click malicious links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page; no login required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated