Player Leaderboard 1.0.0 - 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2025-12824
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published December 11, 2025
Last Updated December 18, 2025
Researcher kr0d
Description

The Player Leaderboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2 via the 'player_leaderboard' shortcode. This is due to the plugin using an unsanitized user-supplied value from the shortcode's 'mode' attribute in a call to include() without proper path validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve full remote code execution if combined with file upload capabilities.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug player-leaderboard (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 1.0.0 - 1.0.2
Patched Version
  • 1.0.3
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