Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69066

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 0.0051 39.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69066 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 39.6th 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-2025-69066 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 Indoor Plants WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. The issue affects all versions of the theme from n/a through 1.2.7 and is associated with 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).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with no user interaction required, though exploitation demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks grant high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing arbitrary local file inclusion, file read/write operations, or denial of service.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/indoor-plants/vulnerability/wordpress-indoor-plants-theme-1-2-7-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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 Indoor Plants indoor-plants allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Indoor Plants: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

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?

Direct LFI/RFI in public-facing WordPress theme enables remote exploitation of web application for code execution or file access.

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 vulnerability by patching or updating the vulnerable Indoor Plants WordPress theme to version beyond 1.2.7.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

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

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match
preventdetect

Implements boundary protection with web application firewalls to inspect and block network traffic containing LFI payloads targeting the vulnerable theme.

References