Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-58933

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
27 April 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-2025-58933 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes Anubis. 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-2025-58933 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 Anubis WordPress theme by axiomthemes. This issue affects Anubis versions from n/a through 1.25 inclusive. 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) and maps to CWE-98.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing arbitrary local file inclusion on the server.

The Patchstack advisory documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability specifically in WordPress Anubis theme version 1.25, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/anubis/vulnerability/wordpress-anubis-theme-1-25-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 Anubis anubis allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Anubis: from n/a through <= 1.25.

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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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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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?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates arbitrary local file reads for file/directory discovery (T1083) and data collection from local system (T1005).

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-58927Same vendor: Axiomthemes
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CVE-2025-58803Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58940Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58936Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58709Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58225Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-60048Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-53442Same vendor: Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58944Same vendor: Axiomthemes

Affected Assets

axiomthemes
anubis
≤ 1.25

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly addresses the improper filename control in PHP include/require by requiring validation of user-supplied filenames to prevent local file inclusion.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely remediation of the known flaw in Anubis WordPress theme versions through n/a to 1.25 by applying patches or upgrades.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure configuration settings for PHP environments, such as disabling allow_url_include and restricting open_basedir, to limit the impact of file inclusion vulnerabilities.

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