CVE-2025-62067
Published: 06 November 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-62067 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 33.8th 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-2025-62067 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), affecting the Elated-Themes Savory WordPress theme. This issue impacts Savory versions from n/a through 2.5 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-11-06 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 attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing arbitrary file inclusion as per the CWE-98 classification.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/savory/vulnerability/wordpress-savory-theme-2-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the issue specifically in Savory theme version 2.5, recommending mitigation through updating to a version beyond 2.5 where the vulnerability is addressed.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-38044
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Elated-Themes Savory savory.This issue affects Savory: from n/a through <= 2.5.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, enabling unauthenticated remote exploitation of a web application, directly mapping to T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Timely remediation of flaws by patching the Savory WordPress theme to a version beyond 2.5 directly eliminates the PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability.
Validates and sanitizes filenames used in PHP include/require statements to prevent arbitrary remote or local file inclusion exploitation.
Restricts unauthorized information inputs such as malicious file paths with traversal sequences or remote URLs at web interfaces to block RFI attempts.