Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67522

High

Published: 09 December 2025

Published
09 December 2025
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 28.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-67522 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 28.8th 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-2025-67522 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified under CWE-98 and commonly known as PHP Remote File Inclusion, that enables PHP Local File Inclusion in the NooTheme Jobmonster WordPress theme. This issue affects Jobmonster versions from n/a through 4.8.2.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with an attack vector of network (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), low privileges required (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). It can be exploited by a low-privileged network attacker, such as an authenticated user with basic WordPress roles, to perform local file inclusion, potentially allowing arbitrary file reads or execution of local PHP files depending on server configuration.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/noo-jobmonster/vulnerability/wordpress-jobmonster-theme-4-8-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which documents the vulnerability in the Jobmonster theme version 4.8.2.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in NooTheme Jobmonster noo-jobmonster allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Jobmonster: from n/a through <= 4.8.2.

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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Why these techniques?

CVE-2025-67522 is a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress theme exploitable remotely by unauthenticated attackers, directly enabling T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.

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 improper filename control in the Jobmonster theme's PHP include/require statements by applying patches for versions up to 4.8.2.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames prior to PHP include/require operations to block malicious local file paths in the vulnerable WordPress theme.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Enforces least privilege on the web server process to restrict file system access, limiting the impact of local file inclusion exploitation by low-privileged attackers.

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