CVE-2025-67938
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-67938 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 42.3th 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-2025-67938 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, referred to as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the Biagiotti WordPress theme developed by Mikado-Themes. The issue affects Biagiotti versions from n/a through those prior to 3.5.2.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), characterized by a network attack vector (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). It is associated with CWE-98. Remote attackers without authentication can exploit it to perform local file inclusion on affected WordPress sites running vulnerable Biagiotti theme versions.
The Patchstack advisory details the local file inclusion vulnerability in the Biagiotti WordPress theme and indicates it is addressed in version 3.5.2. Mitigation involves updating the Biagiotti theme to version 3.5.2 or later on impacted WordPress installations.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-4056
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Biagiotti biagiotti allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Biagiotti: from n/a through < 3.5.2.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct exploitation of a public-facing WordPress theme via unauthenticated LFI (CWE-98) on a web server.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly remediates the PHP local file inclusion vulnerability by applying the vendor patch to Biagiotti version 3.5.2 or later.
Validates filenames supplied to PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file inclusion paths exploited in this CVE.
Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions to limit the scope of local file access in vulnerable Biagiotti theme deployments.