CVE-2025-67529

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-2025-67529 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-2025-67529 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion, present in the Opal_WP Fashion fashion2 WordPress theme. It enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through those prior to 5.3.0. The issue is mapped to CWE-98 and was published on 2025-12-09.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with the attack vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Attackers with network access, capable of high-complexity exploitation, and possessing low privileges can target it without user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/fashion2/vulnerability/wordpress-fashion-theme-5-3-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the fashion2 theme and indicates that updating to version 5.3.0 addresses the issue.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-202115

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Opal_WP Fashion fashion2 allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Fashion: from n/a through < 5.3.0.

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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T1005 Data from Local System Collection

Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.

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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is a critical remote file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and arbitrary local file disclosure (T1005), with potential for RCE depending on configuration.

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