CVE-2025-60051
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-60051 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 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-2025-60051 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Rare Radio WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This flaw impacts all versions of Rare Radio from n/a through 1.0.15.1 and is associated with CWE-98.
The vulnerability 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), indicating it can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers requiring high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files on the server.
Mitigation guidance is available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/rareradio/vulnerability/wordpress-rare-radio-theme-1-0-15-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204134
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Rare Radio rareradio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Rare Radio: from n/a through <= 1.0.15.1.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application for remote code execution or file inclusion.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates CVE-2025-60051 by requiring timely patching of the vulnerable Rare Radio WordPress theme to fix the improper filename control in PHP include/require statements.
Prevents exploitation of the PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability by enforcing validation of user-supplied filenames at web entry points before use in include/require operations.
Identifies the file inclusion vulnerability in the Rare Radio theme through regular vulnerability scanning, enabling proactive remediation before remote exploitation.