CVE-2025-58934
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-58934 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes The Gig. 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 43.8th 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
Directly mandates timely patching and remediation of the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the vulnerable WordPress theme versions up to 1.18.0.
Requires validation of information inputs such as filenames supplied to PHP include/require statements to block exploitation of the improper filename control vulnerability.
Enables vulnerability scanning to identify the presence of CVE-2025-58934 in installed WordPress themes, facilitating proactive remediation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and reading arbitrary local files for data collection (T1005).
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes The Gig thegig allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects The Gig: from n/a through <= 1.18.0.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-58934 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 The Gig (thegig) WordPress theme. This issue affects The Gig theme versions from n/a through 1.18.0 and is associated with CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2025-12-18.
Remote unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation results in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 in an unchanged scope (S:U).
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/thegig/vulnerability/wordpress-the-gig-theme-1-18-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this WordPress theme vulnerability and should be consulted for mitigation and patching guidance.
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