Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-58891

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
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 Sanger sanger allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Sanger: from n/a through <= 1.24.0.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

prevent

Timely flaw remediation directly addresses this LFI vulnerability by patching the Sanger WordPress theme to fix improper filename controls in PHP include/require statements.

prevent

Information input validation ensures filenames passed to PHP include/require are checked for validity, preventing local file inclusion attacks exploiting this CVE.

preventdetect

Vulnerability scanning and monitoring identifies the CVE-2025-58891 LFI flaw in deployed Sanger themes, enabling timely remediation before exploitation.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2025-58891 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, also known as 'PHP Remote File Inclusion,' that enables PHP Local File Inclusion in the Sanger WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This flaw affects all versions of the Sanger theme up to and including 1.24.0, with no lower bound specified.

The vulnerability has 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), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with no privileges required and no user interaction needed, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling unauthorized access to local files on the server.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/sanger/vulnerability/wordpress-sanger-theme-1-24-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

ancorathemes
sanger
≤ 1.24.0

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.
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.
Why these techniques?

T1190 directly matches exploitation of a public-facing WordPress theme vulnerability (PHP LFI). T1005 is facilitated by unauthorized remote access to and reading of local files on the server.

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

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