Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-58899

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
20 January 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 0.0042 32.9th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-58899 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Ancorathemes Frame. 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 32.9th 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 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-58899 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion, in the AncoraThemes Frame WordPress theme. The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects versions from unknown initial release through 2.4.0 inclusive.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), with attack vector of network (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit it to potentially read or include local files, including PHP files for execution.

The Patchstack advisory provides further details on this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Frame theme version 2.4.0: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/frame/vulnerability/wordpress-frame-theme-2-4-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Frame frame allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Frame: from n/a through <= 2.4.0.

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?

T1190 for exploiting the public-facing WordPress theme vulnerability (LFI via improper filename control in PHP include/require). T1005 for reading arbitrary local files remotely, enabling data collection from the local system.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-58901Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58891Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58896Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58898Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58885Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58888Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58900Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58890Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58895Same vendor: Ancorathemes
CVE-2025-58892Same vendor: Ancorathemes

Affected Assets

ancorathemes
frame
≤ 2.4.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Timely flaw remediation patches the improper filename control in the Frame theme's PHP include/require, preventing LFI exploitation by remote unauthenticated attackers.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Information input validation ensures filenames supplied to PHP include/require in the Frame theme are sanitized to block path traversal and local file inclusion.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
preventdetect

Boundary protection with web application firewalls detects and blocks network requests containing LFI payloads targeting the vulnerable Frame theme endpoint.

References