WordPress VG PostCarousel plugin <= 1.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

published 2025-02-24 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-4355

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in vinagecko VG PostCarousel vg-postcarousel allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects VG PostCarousel: from n/a through <= 1.1.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-24)

Exploit prediction

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

vinagecko VG PostCarousel

Classification

Weakness

CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/vg-postcarousel/vulnerability/wordpress-vg-postcarousel-plugin-1-1-local-file-inclu
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-27272
NVD CVE-2025-27272

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Summary