CVE-2025-67530
Published: 09 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-67530 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 27.8th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly remediates the specific flaw in the Besa theme's PHP include/require statement by applying patches to versions through 2.3.15.
Requires validation of filenames used in PHP include/require statements to prevent local file inclusion via improper path control.
Enforces secure PHP configuration settings such as open_basedir to restrict directories accessible for file inclusion, mitigating LFI impacts.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables T1190 (exploit public-facing app), facilitates arbitrary local file reads for T1005 (data from local system) and T1081 (credentials in files).
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in thembay Besa besa allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Besa: from n/a through <= 2.3.15.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-67530 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the thembay Besa WordPress theme. This issue affects Besa versions from n/a through 2.3.15. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and was published on 2025-12-09.
Low-privileged remote attackers (PR:L) can exploit the vulnerability over the network (AV:N) despite high attack complexity (AC:H) and without requiring user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), allowing local file inclusion that could lead to unauthorized file access or execution.
Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/besa/vulnerability/wordpress-besa-theme-2-3-15-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, provide details on the vulnerability in the WordPress Besa theme version 2.3.15.
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