CVE-2025-30992
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in thembay Puca puca allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Puca: from n/a through <= 2.6.33.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Puca WordPress theme (themBay) allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files through improperly validated include/require statements. This can enable disclosure of sensitive files such as configuration files, credentials, or other PHP scripts on the server.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Puca theme installationCheck the wp-content/themes/ directory for the puca folder, or query the WordPress database for active theme statusAffected if The Puca theme by themBay is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed theme versionLocate and read the version information from the theme's version.php file or style.css header in the puca theme directoryAffected if The version is unknown or falls within any unpatched range for this LFI vulnerability
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Examine file inclusion code patternsSearch theme PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that incorporate variables or request parameters without proper validationAffected if Unsafe file inclusion patterns using unvalidated user input are found in the theme code
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Check for vulnerable parameter handlingReview PHP files that process URL parameters (such as $_GET, $_REQUEST) and pass them to file inclusion functions without sanitizationAffected if Parameters from user requests are being used directly in include/require statements without allowlist validation
A user is affected if the Puca theme is installed with an unpatched version containing the insecure file inclusion patterns described in this CVE.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation with allowlisting for file inclusion paths, avoid using user-controlled input directly in include/require statements, and consider upgrading to a patched version if available from themBay.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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