CVE-2025-69399

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published

20 February 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-2025-69399 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-2025-69399 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the ThemeREX Cobble WordPress theme. The flaw enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects Cobble versions from n/a through 1.7 inclusive. It was published on 2026-02-20 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).

A remote network-accessible attacker requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling local file disclosure or inclusion that could lead to further compromise depending on server configuration.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Cobble theme version 1.7, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/cobble/vulnerability/wordpress-cobble-theme-1-7-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Practitioners should consult it for recommended patches or workarounds.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207975

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeREX Cobble cobble allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Cobble: from n/a through <= 1.7.

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 vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates collection of data from local system by reading sensitive files (T1005).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0