CVE-2025-60063
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-60063 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes Rosalinda. 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 27.9th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly remediates the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in Rosalinda WordPress theme versions through <=1.2.3 by applying vendor patches.
Enforces validation of user-controlled filenames used in PHP include/require statements to prevent arbitrary local file inclusion.
Restricts the classes of filenames and paths accepted for inclusion operations, blocking traversal sequences and improper inputs exploited in this CVE.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an exploitable file inclusion flaw (LFI/RFI) in a WordPress theme, enabling remote code execution or file access on a public-facing web application without privileges or interaction.
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Rosalinda rosalinda allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Rosalinda: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-60063 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 (CWE-98), in the Rosalinda WordPress theme developed by axiomthemes. The issue affects Rosalinda versions from n/a through 1.2.3 and was published on 2025-12-18.
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with no privileges required and no user interaction needed, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, yielding 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).
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/rosalinda/vulnerability/wordpress-rosalinda-theme-1-2-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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