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CVE-2025-23948

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-23948 is a high-severity PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability affecting WebArea Background animation blocks up to version 2.1.5. This flaw, categorized as Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement, allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server by manipulating file inclusion paths. With a CVSS score of 8.1, exploitation is complex but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
WebareaBackground Animation Blocks
>= 0, <= 2.1.5CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

patchstack.com / database/Wordpress/Plugin/background-animation-blocks/vulnerability/wordpress-background-animation-blocks-plugin-2-1-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability