Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22707

High

Published: 08 January 2026

Published
08 January 2026
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0051 39.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22707 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Thememove Moody. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22707 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the ThemeMove Moody (tm-moody) WordPress theme. This issue affects all versions of Moody from n/a through 2.7.3 and is associated with CWE-98.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers over the network, though it requires high attack complexity, with no user interaction needed. Successful exploitation in the unchanged scope can result in high impacts to 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).

Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/tm-moody/vulnerability/wordpress-moody-theme-2-7-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, provide details on the WordPress Moody theme 2.7.3 local file inclusion vulnerability.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeMove Moody tm-moody allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Moody: from n/a through <= 2.7.3.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

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?

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote exploitation of a public-facing WordPress theme via local file inclusion, directly enabling T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-54700Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-14429Same vendor: Thememove
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CVE-2025-22708Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-59555Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-14430Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-58206Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-59564Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-58967Same vendor: Thememove
CVE-2025-60069Same vendor: Thememove

Affected Assets

thememove
moody
≤ 2.7.3

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the improper filename control flaw in the Moody WordPress theme by identifying, prioritizing, and applying patches to versions beyond 2.7.3.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames used in PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file inclusion attempts.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces restrictive PHP configuration settings like open_basedir and disabling allow_url_include to limit the scope of file inclusion vulnerabilities.

References