Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-58928

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 0.0044 35.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-58928 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes Heart. 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-2025-58928 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 axiomthemes Heart WordPress theme. This issue affects Heart versions from n/a through 1.8, as documented with CWE-98 and 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).

Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction to exploit this over the network, though high attack complexity is needed. Successful exploitation grants high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing local file inclusion that could lead to sensitive data exposure, arbitrary code execution, or system compromise on affected WordPress installations running the vulnerable theme.

Patchstack advisories detail the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Heart theme up to version 1.8, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/heart/vulnerability/wordpress-heart-theme-1-8-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 axiomthemes Heart heart allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Heart: from n/a through <= 1.8.

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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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is a remotely exploitable Local File Inclusion (LFI) flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing web applications.

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

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CVE-2025-58950Same vendor: Axiomthemes
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CVE-2025-60064Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-53445Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-60046Same vendor: Axiomthemes

Affected Assets

axiomthemes
heart
≤ 1.8

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the improper filename control in PHP include/require statements in the Heart theme by applying vendor patches or updates to versions beyond 1.8.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation and sanitization of inputs controlling filenames in PHP include/require to block path traversal and local file inclusion exploits.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure PHP and WordPress configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions and disabled remote file includes to limit LFI impact in vulnerable themes.

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