CVE-2025-54701
Published: 14 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-54701 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Thememove Unicamp. 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 36.2th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires validation of information inputs, directly preventing exploitation of improper filename control in PHP include/require statements by rejecting malicious file paths.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, directly addressing this PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability through timely patching of the Unicamp theme.
Establishes and maintains secure configuration settings in PHP, such as disabling allow_url_include or enforcing open_basedir, to mitigate file inclusion attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
LFI/RFI in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables remote exploitation of web application (T1190) and arbitrary PHP code execution via malicious file inclusion, facilitating web shell deployment (T1505.003).
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeMove Unicamp unicamp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Unicamp: from n/a through <= 2.6.3.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-54701 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 Unicamp WordPress theme. This issue affects Unicamp versions from n/a through 2.6.3 and is associated with CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2025-08-14.
The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating that unauthenticated attackers can exploit it remotely over the network. Exploitation requires high attack complexity but no user interaction or privileges, potentially resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/unicamp/vulnerability/wordpress-unicamp-theme-2-6-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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