Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-58888

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
27 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 AncoraThemes The Flash theflash allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects The Flash: from n/a through <= 1.15.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Timely remediation of the LFI flaw in The Flash WordPress theme up to version 1.15 directly prevents exploitation and enables restoration after patching.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Vulnerability scanning identifies the presence of the vulnerable The Flash theme, enabling prioritization and remediation of this specific LFI CVE.

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match
prevent

Validating filenames in PHP include/require statements as information inputs prevents improper local file inclusion exploited in this CVE.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2025-58888 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 WordPress theme "The Flash" by AncoraThemes. The issue affects all versions of The Flash up to and including 1.15, stemming from inadequate validation of filenames in PHP include/require statements (CWE-98).

Remote unauthenticated attackers (AV:N/PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation grants high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability effects (C:H/I:H/A:H) with unchanged scope (S:U), potentially allowing attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files, leading to server-side code execution or sensitive data disclosure on affected WordPress sites.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/theflash/vulnerability/wordpress-the-flash-theme-1-15-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which documents the LFI vulnerability specific to The Flash theme version 1.15.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Affected Products

ancorathemes
theflash
≤ 1.15

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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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is an LFI in a public-facing WordPress theme exploitable remotely without authentication, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.

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

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