CVE-2025-49941
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-49941 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 at the 27.9th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly mitigates the improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements by requiring validation of user inputs to prevent local file inclusion.
Requires identification, reporting, and correction of the specific LFI flaw in GlamChic WordPress theme versions through 1.0.11 via patching.
Mandates vulnerability scanning to identify the PHP LFI vulnerability in the GlamChic theme before exploitation occurs.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2025-49941 is a remote local file inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications via unauthenticated network access.
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes GlamChic glamchic allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects GlamChic: from n/a through <= 1.0.11.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-49941 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the GlamChic WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This issue affects all versions of GlamChic from n/a through 1.0.11. The vulnerability carries 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) and was published on 2025-12-18.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing the inclusion of local PHP files which could facilitate sensitive data exposure or further compromise such as remote code execution.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/glamchic/vulnerability/wordpress-glamchic-theme-1-0-11-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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