Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-60056

High

Published: 18 December 2025

Published
18 December 2025
Modified
15 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-2025-60056 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-2025-60056 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 AncoraThemes Winger WordPress theme. This issue affects Winger versions from n/a through 1.0.16, as documented under CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2025-12-18 with 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).

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without privileges or user interaction, though it requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability violations, such as including and potentially executing arbitrary local PHP files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/winger/vulnerability/wordpress-winger-theme-1-0-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) details this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Winger theme version 1.0.16.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Winger winger allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Winger: from n/a through <= 1.0.16.

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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T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) for unauthorized access to local files (T1005), facilitating retrieval of unsecured credentials in files like wp-config.php (T1552.001).

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
prevent

Directly remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Winger WordPress theme versions <=1.0.16 by identifying, testing, and applying security patches.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates filenames supplied to PHP include/require statements in the vulnerable theme to block arbitrary local file inclusion attacks.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
preventdetect

Implements boundary protections such as web application firewalls to monitor and block network requests exploiting the LFI vulnerability via path traversal payloads.

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