CVE-2025-25172

High

Published: 14 August 2025

Published

14 August 2025

Modified

23 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 0.0055 68.3th percentile

Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-25172 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 31.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-25172 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 beeteam368 VidMov WordPress theme. This issue affects all versions of VidMov from n/a through 1.9.4.

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit it through high-complexity techniques without user interaction, potentially achieving high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as unauthorized access to local files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/vidmov/vulnerability/wordpress-vidmov-1-9-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the VidMov WordPress theme version 1.9.4.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-24729

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in beeteam368 VidMov vidmov allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects VidMov: from n/a through <= 1.9.4.

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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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.

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Why these techniques?

LFI vuln in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables T1190 (public app exploitation) and T1005 (local file data access).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1