Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69342

High

Published: 06 January 2026

Published
06 January 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0010 27.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69342 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 27.8th 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-2025-69342 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 (LFI), affecting the Calafate WordPress theme by VanKarWai. This issue impacts Calafate versions from n/a through 1.7.7 and is associated with CWE-98. The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-06 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attackers with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this over the network (AV:N), though it requires high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation leads to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), allowing inclusion of local files that could disclose sensitive data or enable further compromise within the scope of the affected component (S:U).

The Patchstack advisory documents this LFI vulnerability in Calafate theme version 1.7.7 and provides mitigation guidance at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/calafate/vulnerability/wordpress-calafate-theme-1-7-7-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in VanKarWai Calafate calafate allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Calafate: from n/a through <= 1.7.7.

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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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?

LFI in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables T1190 for initial access and T1005 for local file/data disclosure with high CIA impact.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Directly mitigates the PHP LFI vulnerability by requiring timely remediation through patching or updating the affected Calafate WordPress theme versions up to 1.7.7.

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 attempts.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure configuration settings in PHP, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of local file access exploitable via the vulnerability.

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