WordPress Background animation blocks Plugin <= 2.1.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

published 2025-01-22 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-3561

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Webarea Background animation blocks background-animation-blocks allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Background animation blocks: from n/a through <= 2.1.5.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-01-22)

Exploit prediction

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Webarea Background animation blocks

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/background-animation-blocks/vulnerability/wordpress-background-animation-blocks-plu
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-23948
NVD CVE-2025-23948

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