CVE-2025-52718
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 Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Beplusthemes Alone alone allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Alone: from n/a through <= 7.8.2.
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 confidenceThe Beplusthemes Alone theme through version 7.8.2 contains a code injection vulnerability allowing remote code inclusion. An attacker can inject malicious code through improper control of code generation, potentially achieving remote code execution on the affected system.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 Alone theme versionCheck the theme's style.css file in wp-content/themes/alone/ for the 'Version:' declaration, or check the theme version through the WordPress admin dashboard under Appearance > ThemesAffected if The version listed is 7.8.2 or lower
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Identify code generation or inclusion functionsSearch theme PHP files (particularly in the theme root and includes/ folder) for functions that dynamically generate or include code, such as eval(), preg_replace() with /e modifier, extract(), or file inclusion functions (include, require, include_once, require_once) that use user-controlled variablesAffected if The theme contains dynamic code generation or inclusion logic that uses unsanitized input
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Review theme options or custom code settingsInspect any theme customizer options, theme settings panel, or plugin that allows users to add custom PHP code. Check database tables wp_options for theme-related settings containing PHP code or suspicious encoded valuesAffected if There are theme settings that allow storing and executing arbitrary code without sanitization
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Check for malicious payloads in theme filesSearch all PHP files in the theme directory for base64_decode(), eval(), shell_exec(), system(), passthru(), assert(), or suspicious obfuscated code patterns using grep or a file scannerAffected if Any of these functions are present with dynamic variables or appear to be injected malicious code not part of the original theme
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Audit recent file modificationsUse file system tools to list PHP files modified within a recent timeframe (e.g., find . -name '*.php' -mtime -30) and compare against known good backups or the official theme distributionAffected if New or recently modified PHP files exist in the theme that were not part of the original distribution
A defender is affected if the Alone theme version is 7.8.2 or lower AND the theme contains dynamic code generation/inclusion functionality that could be exploited, or if malicious code is already present in theme files.
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 the Alone theme to version 7.8.3 or later to obtain the security patch. If no patched version is available or if compromise is suspected, review and sanitize all theme code files, remove any malicious payloads, and implement input validation controls.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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