CVE-2025-32595
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 gavias Krowd krowd allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Krowd: from n/a through < 1.5.0.
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 gavias Krowd WordPress theme allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files via unsanitized input parameters in the include/require statements, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
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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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Locate the Krowd theme filesNavigate to the WordPress wp-content/themes/ directory and check for a folder named gavias_krowd, krowd, or similarAffected if The gavias Krowd theme is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed theme versionOpen the style.css file within the Krowd theme folder and locate the Version: header in the file comments, or check version information in functions.phpAffected if The theme version is lower than 1.5.0
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Inspect file inclusion code for user input vulnerabilitySearch through PHP files in the theme for include(), require(), include_once(), or require_once() statements that use $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters directly without sanitization functions like basename() or realpath()Affected if The theme contains PHP files with file inclusion functions using unsanitized user-supplied input parameters
The environment is affected if the Krowd theme version is below 1.5.0 and contains vulnerable file inclusion code that processes user input without validation
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Krowd theme to version 1.5.0 or later which contains the patch for proper input validation on file inclusion parameters.
1.5.0
- 1. Identify the current version of the Krowd theme/plugin in your WordPress or PHP application
- 2. Create a full backup of the site including database and files
- 3. Upgrade Krowd to version 1.5.0 or later from the official provider (gavias)
- 4. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the new version number
- 5. Test critical functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-32595 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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