Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-62014

High

Published: 06 November 2025

Published
06 November 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 0.0012 31.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-62014 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), affecting the ApusTheme ITok WordPress theme. This issue impacts all versions of ITok from n/a through 1.1.42.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), with the vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit it over the network, requiring high attack complexity and no user interaction, to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/itok/vulnerability/wordpress-itok-theme-1-1-42-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the vulnerability in ITok theme version 1.1.42 and provides associated mitigation guidance.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

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 a PHP Remote File Inclusion (RFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application for remote code execution or arbitrary file inclusion.

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

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