CVE-2025-26986
Published: 26 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-26986 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, referred to as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the StylemixThemes Pearl - Corporate Business WordPress theme. This issue affects all versions of the theme from n/a through less than 3.4.8.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, earning a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The Patchstack advisory details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Pearl theme and indicates that it is addressed in version 3.4.8.
Details
- CWE(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables T1190 (exploiting the web app) and facilitates T1005 (reading local files via include/require control).