CVE-2025-60052

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-2025-60052 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-2025-60052 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, described as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the W&D WordPress theme by AncoraThemes. The issue affects the W&D theme from n/a through version 1.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-12-18, it is associated with CWE-98 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, allowing local file inclusion that may lead to unauthorized access to local files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/wd/vulnerability/wordpress-w-d-theme-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this vulnerability in the WordPress theme.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204133

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes W&D wd allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects W&D: from n/a through <= 1.0.

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?

T1190: Vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme allows unauthenticated remote exploitation. T1005: LFI enables unauthorized access to and exfiltration of local files on the server.

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