Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69050

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 0.0040 32.0th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69050 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 32.0th 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-2025-69050 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, in the Edge-Themes Overworld WordPress theme. This issue affects Overworld versions from n/a through 1.3. 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 maps to CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-22.

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without requiring user privileges or interaction, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as including arbitrary local files to disclose sensitive data or execute code on the server.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/overworld/vulnerability/wordpress-overworld-theme-1-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Overworld theme version 1.3.

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 Edge-Themes Overworld overworld allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Overworld: from n/a through <= 1.3.

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?

CVE-2025-69050 is a file inclusion vulnerability (RFI/LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling remote exploitation without privileges via T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application to include and execute local files on the server.

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 mitigates CVE-2025-69050 by identifying, reporting, and remediating the LFI flaw in the Overworld WordPress theme through patching to a non-vulnerable version.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames prior to their use in PHP include/require statements, preventing arbitrary local file inclusion exploitation.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions good match
prevent

Restricts information inputs to only authorized filenames and paths, blocking malicious traversal attempts in the vulnerable PHP code.

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