Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-53437

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0022 44.7th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ApusTheme Greenorganic greenorganic allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Greenorganic: from n/a through <= 2.45.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of the specific flaw in the Greenorganic WordPress theme, directly enabling patching to versions beyond 2.45 to prevent LFI exploitation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of filename inputs for PHP include/require statements, directly mitigating the improper control that enables local file inclusion attacks.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Implements vulnerability scanning to identify the LFI vulnerability (CVE-2025-53437) in the Greenorganic theme, allowing proactive detection and remediation before exploitation.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2025-53437 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI), in the ApusTheme Greenorganic WordPress theme. It affects all versions of Greenorganic from n/a through 2.45. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-98.

Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit this vulnerability, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations, typically through local file inclusion to access sensitive files on the server or potentially execute arbitrary code if exploitable local files are included.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/greenorganic/vulnerability/wordpress-greenorganic-theme-2-45-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the issue, with mitigation centered on updating the Greenorganic theme beyond version 2.45 to patched releases.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
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.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables remote exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates reading data from local system via arbitrary file inclusion (T1005).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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