Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-67529

High

Published: 09 December 2025

Published
09 December 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0022 44.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

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.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-67529 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion, present in the Opal_WP Fashion fashion2 WordPress theme. It enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through those prior to 5.3.0. The issue is mapped to CWE-98 and was published on 2025-12-09.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with the attack vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Attackers with network access, capable of high-complexity exploitation, and possessing low privileges can target it without user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/fashion2/vulnerability/wordpress-fashion-theme-5-3-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the fashion2 theme and indicates that updating to version 5.3.0 addresses the issue.

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.
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?

The vulnerability is a critical remote file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and arbitrary local file disclosure (T1005), with potential for RCE depending on configuration.

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

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