Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69071

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-2025-69071 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-2025-69071 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability, which allows PHP Local File Inclusion in the TanTum WordPress theme by AncoraThemes. The issue affects TanTum versions from n/a through 1.1.13. It is associated with CWE-98 and was published on 2026-01-22.

The vulnerability 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). Remote attackers require network access but no privileges or user interaction, though exploitation demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks can result in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, such as unauthorized access to local files on the server.

Patchstack advisories document this Local File Inclusion vulnerability specifically in WordPress TanTum theme version 1.1.13. Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/tantum/vulnerability/wordpress-tantum-theme-1-1-13-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 TanTum tantum allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects TanTum: from n/a through <= 1.1.13.

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?

LFI/RFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing web applications for file access and potential code execution.

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

Requires timely patching or mitigation of the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in TanTum WordPress theme versions through 1.1.13, directly eliminating the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to block path traversal and unauthorized local file access.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Establishes secure configuration settings such as PHP open_basedir restrictions to limit file system access and mitigate local file inclusion attempts.

References