CVE-2025-67525

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-2025-67525 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-2025-67525 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified under CWE-98 and enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the ekommart WordPress theme developed by Opal_WP. This issue affects all versions of the ekommart theme from n/a through those prior to 4.3.1.

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network (AV:N) by attackers with low privileges (PR:L), requiring high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation results in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5.

The Patchstack advisory details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the ekommart WordPress theme and indicates it is addressed in version 4.3.1. Mitigation involves updating the theme to version 4.3.1 or later.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-202119

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Opal_WP ekommart ekommart allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ekommart: from n/a through < 4.3.1.

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?

The vulnerability is an unauthenticated remote file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0