CVE-2025-69399
Published: 20 February 2026
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-2025-69399 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the ThemeREX Cobble WordPress theme. The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects Cobble versions from n/a through 1.7 inclusive. It was published on 2026-02-20 with 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).
A remote network-accessible attacker requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling local file disclosure or inclusion that could lead to further compromise depending on server configuration.
The Patchstack advisory provides details on this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Cobble theme version 1.7, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/cobble/vulnerability/wordpress-cobble-theme-1-7-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Practitioners should consult it for recommended patches or workarounds.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates collection of data from local system by reading sensitive files (T1005).