Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67531

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-2025-67531 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-2025-67531 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) issue under CWE-98, affecting the Turitor WordPress theme developed by trippleS. The vulnerability impacts all versions of Turitor from n/a through less than 1.5.3. It was published on 2025-12-09 with 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).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low privileges required, though it demands high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation allows high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, enabling local file inclusion that could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files or further system compromise depending on the included files.

The Patchstack advisory for the Turitor WordPress theme documents this local file inclusion vulnerability and associates mitigation with version 1.5.3, which resolves the issue in affected installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in trippleS Turitor turitor allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Turitor: from n/a through < 1.5.3.

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 a critical remote file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, enabling unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution and full site compromise via exploitation of a 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-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 directly requires validation of user-supplied filenames in the Turitor theme's PHP include/require statements to block local file inclusion exploits.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely flaw remediation by patching the Turitor WordPress theme to version 1.5.3 or later, eliminating the LFI vulnerability.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions good match
prevent

SI-9 restricts filename inputs to the Turitor theme using whitelisting or deny-by-exception policies to prevent arbitrary local file inclusion.

References