Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67946

High

Published: 22 January 2026

Published
22 January 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0050 39.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-67946 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 39.1th 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-2025-67946 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, in the scriptsbundle AdForest WordPress theme. It affects AdForest versions from n/a through 6.0.11.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction but must overcome high attack complexity to exploit it over the network without changing scope, potentially achieving high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Patchstack's advisory documents the Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress AdForest theme version 6.0.11.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in scriptsbundle AdForest adforest allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects AdForest: from n/a through <= 6.0.11.

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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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables remote exploitation of web application (T1190), allowing inclusion/execution of local files for data collection from local system (T1005) and file/directory discovery (T1083).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly requires identification, reporting, and patching of the specific flaw in AdForest theme versions through 6.0.11 to remediate the PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of user-supplied filename inputs for PHP include/require statements to block malicious paths enabling Local File Inclusion.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure configuration settings in PHP, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of file access even if improper includes occur.

References