CVE-2025-53334
Published: 28 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-53334 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 36.4th 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-2025-53334 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 TieLabs Jannah WordPress theme. This issue affects Jannah versions from n/a through those prior to 7.5.1.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without user interaction, though it requires high attack complexity (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U). Successful exploitation yields high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), resulting in a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 and mapping to CWE-98.
The Patchstack advisory details this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Jannah theme, with mitigation achieved by updating to version 7.5.1 or later, as the flaw affects versions through 7.4.1 and prior.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-25989
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in TieLabs Jannah jannah allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Jannah: from n/a through < 7.5.1.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Direct remote exploitation of public-facing WordPress theme via LFI/RFI vulnerability.
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Mitigating Controls
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Timely remediation by patching the vulnerable TieLabs Jannah WordPress theme to version 7.5.1 or later directly eliminates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw.
Validating and sanitizing filenames used in PHP include/require statements prevents attackers from exploiting improper filename controls to include arbitrary local files.
Enforcing restrictive PHP configuration settings, such as open_basedir, limits the directories accessible for file inclusion and mitigates potential LFI exploitation.