Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-58923

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
20 January 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 axiomthemes Critique critique allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Critique: from n/a through <= 1.17.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates the LFI vulnerability by identifying, patching, or updating the vulnerable Critique WordPress theme versions through <=1.17.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to block malicious path traversal payloads enabling local file inclusion.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions good match
prevent

Restricts filenames accepted for PHP include/require to a whitelist of safe, predefined local files, preventing inclusion of arbitrary server files.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2025-58923 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Critique WordPress theme developed by axiomthemes. This flaw impacts all versions of the theme from n/a through 1.17 inclusive.

The vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with no privileges required and no user interaction needed, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected in its CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), potentially allowing attackers to include and execute local files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/critique/vulnerability/wordpress-critique-theme-1-17-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Critique WordPress theme version 1.17.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Affected Products

axiomthemes
critique
≤ 1.17

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?

CVE-2025-58923 is a remote file inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress theme, enabling unauthenticated remote exploitation for local file inclusion and execution, directly mapping to T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.

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

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