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CVE-2025-49405VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-49405: Houzez (WordPress plugin) · PHP Remote File Inclusion

Affects Houzez (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 4.1.4 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.1.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Houzez (WordPress plugin) to 4.1.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Favethemes HouzezAffected
  • <4.1.4
Fixed in
  • 4.1.4

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restricting file inclusion paths and applying strict input validation on filename parameters may help mitigate risk.

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a before 4.1.4.

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