CVE-2025-58885
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-58885 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Ancorathemes Pathfinder. 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 35.2th 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).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-58885 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 AncoraThemes Pathfinder WordPress theme. This issue affects Pathfinder versions from n/a through 1.16 and is associated with CWE-98. Published on 2025-12-18, it 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).
The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows attackers to perform local file inclusion, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/pathfinder/vulnerability/wordpress-pathfinder-theme-1-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204185
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Pathfinder pathfinder allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Pathfinder: from n/a through <= 1.16.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an LFI flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers, directly enabling T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the Pathfinder WordPress theme.
Mandates validation of untrusted inputs used in PHP include/require statements to block malicious filenames enabling local file inclusion.
Enforces restrictive PHP configuration settings like open_basedir to limit file access paths exploitable via the improper filename control vulnerability.