Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-58995

High

Published: 06 November 2025

Published
06 November 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 0.0012 31.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-58995 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. 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 31.1th 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-58995 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 Leblix WordPress theme developed by Creatives_Planet. The issue affects Leblix versions from n/a through 2.4, as documented with CWE-98 and published on 2025-11-06.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating exploitation is possible over the network by unauthenticated attackers with no user interaction required, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing attackers to include and execute local files on the server.

Mitigation guidance is available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/leblix/vulnerability/wordpress-leblix-theme-2-4-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 Creatives_Planet Leblix leblix allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Leblix: from n/a through <= 2.4.

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?

CVE-2025-58995 is a public-facing WordPress theme vulnerability exploitable remotely by unauthenticated attackers (T1190). It enables Local File Inclusion, allowing attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files, facilitating collection of data from the local system (T1005).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Directly requires identification, prioritization, and remediation of the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in vulnerable Leblix WordPress theme versions <=2.4.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of untrusted filename inputs to PHP include/require statements, preventing exploitation of the improper filename control vulnerability.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detectrespond

Vulnerability scanning detects the CVE-2025-58995 in Leblix theme and triggers risk-based remediation to address the high-impact file inclusion flaw.

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