CVE-2025-49259
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 Hara hara allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hara: from n/a through <= 1.2.10.
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 vulnerability in thembay Hara WordPress theme allows attackers to include arbitrary PHP files from the server via improper control of filename parameters in include/require statements, potentially leading to remote code execution.
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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 Hara theme is installedNavigate to wp-content/themes/ directory or check via WordPress admin under Appearance > ThemesAffected if The Hara theme by thembay is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify Hara theme versionCheck the style.css file in the theme directory for the 'Version:' header, or look for a version.php file within the themeAffected if The theme version cannot be determined or is older than the fixed version (if known)
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Locate include/require statements with unsanitized parametersSearch theme PHP files for patterns like 'include($_', 'require($_', 'include_once($_', 'require_once($_' or similar where user input flows directly into file inclusion functions without validationAffected if Code contains include/require statements that use raw $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters without sanitization
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Identify the vulnerable parameter entry pointExamine the affected include/require files to determine which request parameter (e.g., file, template, page, path) controls the included filenameAffected if A parameter in the URL (GET/POST) directly influences the file path in include/require without validation
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Test for directory traversal in the vulnerable parameterSend a request with a path traversal pattern (e.g., ?file=../../../../etc/passwd or ?file=../../../../wp-config.php) to pages using the vulnerable include/require logicAffected if The server returns file contents from outside the theme directory, confirming the LFI is exploitable
You are affected if the Hara theme is installed and contains include/require statements that use unsanitized request parameters, allowing arbitrary file inclusion via directory traversal.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of the Hara theme if available; otherwise disable the theme temporarily and implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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