What is CVE-2025-9990?

CVE-2025-9990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smackcoders Wordpress Helpdesk Integration, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-9990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Smackcoders Wordpress Helpdesk Integration

CVE-2025-9990

The WordPress Helpdesk Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.10 via the portal_type parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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 code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Smackcoders Wordpress Helpdesk Integration — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-98 — PHP Remote File Inclusion

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9990?: CVE-2025-9990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smackcoders Wordpress Helpdesk Integration, classified under PHP Remote File Inclusion. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-9990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.