CVE-2025-68987

High

Published: 30 December 2025

Published

30 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 0.0012 31.2th percentile

Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-68987 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 31.2th 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-2025-68987 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, described as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the Edge-Themes Cinerama WordPress theme. This issue affects Cinerama versions from n/a through 2.9 and is associated with CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2025-12-30T11:15:57.330 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).

Low-privileged authenticated users (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) through local file inclusion, potentially enabling unauthorized access to local files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/cinerama/vulnerability/wordpress-cinerama-a-wordpress-theme-for-movie-studios-and-filmmakers-theme-2-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) details this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Cinerama WordPress theme, specifically referencing version 2.4. Security practitioners should review the advisory for recommended mitigations and available patches.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-205749

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Edge-Themes Cinerama cinerama allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Cinerama: from n/a through <= 2.9.

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 an unauthenticated remote Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application.

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