CVE-2025-13088: The Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:53 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Users should restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted individuals until a fix is released. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Description
The Category and Product Woocommerce Tabs plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 1.0 contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability. This flaw arises from insufficient input validation on the 'template' parameter within the categoryProductTab() function. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13088 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/category-and-product-woocommerce-tabs/tags/1.0/include/wccategorytab.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3938bbb-dc3d-4550-a05d-0cde970e38f8?source=cve (opens in a new tab)