CVE-2025-60049
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-60049 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes Soleil. 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-2025-60049 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion, in the Soleil WordPress theme developed by axiomthemes. The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions of the Soleil theme from n/a through 1.17.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N) and no user interaction needed (UI:N), though it involves high attack complexity (AC:H). Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, potentially allowing attackers to read or execute arbitrary local files on the server.
Patchstack's advisory documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability specifically in WordPress Soleil theme version 1.17, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/soleil/vulnerability/wordpress-soleil-theme-1-17-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204136
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Soleil soleil allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Soleil: from n/a through <= 1.17.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an unauthenticated remote Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation of user-supplied filenames at input points to PHP include/require statements, preventing local file inclusion via improper filename control.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the specific flaw in the Soleil WordPress theme, such as by patching to version beyond 1.17.
Enforces secure configuration settings for PHP, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit arbitrary local file access even if application validation fails.