Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69065

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-2025-69065 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-2025-69065 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability in PHP programs, classified as a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) issue, affecting the Snow Mountain WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. The vulnerability impacts Snow Mountain versions from n/a through 1.4.3 and is mapped to CWE-98. It was published on 2026-01-22 with 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 unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network. Exploitation requires high attack complexity and no user interaction, enabling high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as unauthorized access to local files on the server.

Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/snowmountain/vulnerability/wordpress-snow-mountain-theme-1-4-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, provide details on the vulnerability in the WordPress Snow Mountain theme version 1.4.3. Security practitioners should consult these for recommended patches or 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 AncoraThemes Snow Mountain snowmountain allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Snow Mountain: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.

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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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?

CVE enables exploitation of public-facing WordPress application (T1190) via remote LFI, directly facilitating access to arbitrary local files (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 mitigates the CVE by requiring identification, reporting, and correction of the specific PHP LFI flaw in the Snow Mountain WordPress theme.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file inclusion paths.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir and disabled allow_url_include to restrict arbitrary local file access despite the flawed code.

References