CVE-2025-69410

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-2025-69410 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-2025-69410 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, in the Edge-Themes Belletrist WordPress theme. This issue affects Belletrist versions from n/a through 1.2. It is associated with CWE-98 and 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), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely by manipulating filename controls in PHP include/require statements within the affected theme. Exploitation requires high complexity but allows adversaries to include and execute local PHP files, potentially leading to unauthorized access, code execution, data disclosure, modification, or denial of service aligning with the high CIA triad impacts.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/belletrist/vulnerability/wordpress-belletrist-theme-1-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Belletrist WordPress theme version 1.2. The CVE was published on 2026-02-20T16:22:29.157.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207983

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Edge-Themes Belletrist belletrist allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Belletrist: from n/a through <= 1.2.

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?

Unauthenticated remote exploitation of WordPress theme vulnerability (T1190) enables local file inclusion for accessing sensitive data from the local system (T1005).

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