CVE-2025-69410
Published: 20 February 2026
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 17.5th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly remediates the specific PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the Belletrist WordPress theme through timely patching and updates.
Validates and sanitizes user-supplied filenames passed to PHP include/require statements to prevent unauthorized local file inclusion.
Enforces secure configuration settings in PHP, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of file inclusions and mitigate exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unauthenticated remote exploitation of WordPress theme vulnerability (T1190) enables local file inclusion for accessing sensitive data from the local system (T1005).
NVD Description
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.
Deeper analysisAI
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.
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