Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67980

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published
20 February 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 0.0055 41.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-67980 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 41.6th 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-2025-67980 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Hara theme developed by thembay for WordPress. The issue impacts all versions of the Hara theme up to and including 1.2.17. It 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) and is associated with CWE-98.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without requiring user privileges or interaction, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary local file inclusion, potentially granting high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromises, such as reading sensitive files or executing arbitrary code if local PHP files are accessible.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/hara/vulnerability/wordpress-hara-theme-1-2-17-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress Hara theme vulnerability, including recommended mitigations.

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 thembay Hara hara allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hara: from n/a through <= 1.2.17.

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 LFI vulnerability in the public-facing WordPress Hara theme enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and facilitates retrieval of data from the local system via arbitrary local file reads (T1005).

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 remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in Hara theme versions <=1.2.17 through timely patching or updates to prevent exploitation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements within the Hara theme to block arbitrary local file inclusion attacks.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Establishes secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions to limit file access paths and mitigate LFI in vulnerable themes like Hara.

References