CVE-2025-69339
Published: 05 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69339 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 39.1th 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-2025-69339 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, referred to as PHP Remote File Inclusion, that enables PHP Local File Inclusion in the Molla WordPress theme developed by don-themes. This issue affects all versions of Molla from n/a through 1.5.16. The vulnerability was published on 2026-03-05T06:16:12.543 and is associated with CWE-98, carrying 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).
The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers over the network, requiring no user privileges or interaction but involving high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high-impact access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing attackers to include and potentially execute arbitrary local PHP files on the affected server.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/molla/vulnerability/wordpress-molla-theme-1-5-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-208306
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in don-themes Molla molla allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Molla: from n/a through <= 1.5.16.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
This is a remote file inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress theme, enabling unauthenticated attackers to include and execute local PHP files, directly facilitating T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Molla WordPress theme by installing patches for affected versions up to 1.5.16.
Validates user-supplied filenames prior to use in PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file inclusion attempts.
Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions to limit file access paths and prevent exploitation of improper filename controls.