Executive Summary

CVE-2025-68552 is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability found in the WordPress WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown Plugin versions 5.0 and earlier.

This vulnerability allows an attacker to include and display local files from the target website by exploiting improper control of filename parameters in PHP include/require statements.

An attacker with subscriber-level privileges can exploit this flaw to access sensitive files on the server.

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Impact Analysis

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Compliance Impact

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Detection Guidance

[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'This vulnerability allows an attacker to include and display local files via the WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown Plugin versions 5.0 and earlier. Detection can involve monitoring for suspicious HTTP requests attempting to exploit Local File Inclusion (LFI) patterns targeting this plugin.'}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': 'Check web server logs for requests containing suspicious parameters that include local file paths or traversal sequences (e.g., ../).'}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': 'Use commands like grep to search access logs for common LFI payloads, for example: grep -iE "(\\.{2}/|etc/passwd|php://)" /var/log/apache2/access.log'}, {'type': 'list_item', 'content': 'Employ web application firewall (WAF) logs or rules provided by Patchstack to detect and block exploitation attempts.'}] [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

The most effective immediate step is to update the WooCommerce Coming Soon Product with Countdown Plugin to version 5.1 or later, where this vulnerability is patched.

Until the update can be applied, users should implement the mitigation rules provided by Patchstack to block attacks targeting this vulnerability.

Enabling automatic vulnerability mitigation and auto-update features for affected plugins can also help reduce risk.

Additionally, monitor your systems for suspicious activity and restrict subscriber-level privileges where possible to limit exploitation potential.

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