CVE-2025-60064
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-60064 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability in Axiomthemes Renewal. 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-2025-60064 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. It affects the Renewal WordPress theme developed by axiomthemes, impacting all versions up to and including 1.2.2.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), with a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit it over the network without user interaction, though it requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing attackers to include and potentially execute arbitrary local PHP files, leading to code execution or data exposure.
Patchstack has published details on this local file inclusion vulnerability in the Renewal theme version 1.2.2, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/renewal/vulnerability/wordpress-renewal-theme-1-2-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Practitioners should consult this advisory for recommended mitigations, such as updating to a patched version if available.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204121
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Renewal renewal allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Renewal: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a remote file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve code execution, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates the PHP LFI vulnerability in the Renewal WordPress theme by requiring timely patching or updating to a non-vulnerable version.
Requires validation of filenames supplied to PHP include/require statements, preventing attackers from directing inclusion of arbitrary local files.
Enforces secure PHP and web server configuration settings, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of exploitable file paths in LFI attacks.