Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69075

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-2025-69075 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-69075 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 (CWE-98), in the Yolox WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This issue affects all versions of Yolox up to and including 1.0.15.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the vulnerability over the network, though it requires high attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Mitigation details are documented in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/yolox/vulnerability/wordpress-yolox-theme-1-0-15-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-22.

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 Yolox yolox allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Yolox: from n/a through <= 1.0.15.

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 remote exploitation of public-facing WordPress theme via LFI/RFI vulnerability (CWE-98).

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 mandates identification, reporting, and correction of the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the Yolox WordPress theme up to version 1.0.15.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of user-supplied inputs used in PHP include/require statements to block improper filename control exploited in this LFI vulnerability.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Enables vulnerability scanning to identify the PHP Remote/Local File Inclusion issue in Yolox, facilitating timely remediation.

References