CVE-2025-52814
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 ovatheme BRW ova-brw allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects BRW: from n/a through <= 1.8.7.
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 · high confidenceThis is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the ovatheme BRW (ova-brw) WordPress theme. The PHP include/require statements do not properly validate or sanitize user-controlled input before using it in file path operations, allowing an attacker to include arbitrary PHP files from the local server filesystem.
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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 ova-brw theme directorySearch your WordPress installation for the 'ova-brw' or 'ova-brw' theme folder, typically found under wp-content/themes/ova-brw/Affected if The theme directory exists in your WordPress installation
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Identify the theme versionCheck the theme's style.css file or theme.json for the version declaration, or look for a readme.txt file within the theme directoryAffected if The installed version cannot be determined or falls within an unpatched version range
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Search for vulnerable include/require patternsUse grep or a file search tool to locate PHP files in the theme containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables without validation - look for patterns like 'include($variable)' or 'require($_GET[...])' without sanitizationAffected if Unvalidated include/require statements that incorporate user input are found in the theme's PHP files
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Verify user input reaches file inclusionExamine the identified vulnerable include/require code paths to determine if request parameters (GET, POST, COOKIE) directly or indirectly flow into the file inclusion function without proper validationAffected if User-controlled input from HTTP requests can reach the include/require function without whitelist validation
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Confirm the vulnerable endpoint is accessibleTest whether the code path containing the vulnerable include/require is reachable without authentication - check if any WordPress hooks or conditions might require admin privileges, or if the file can be accessed anonymouslyAffected if The vulnerable file inclusion can be triggered by an unauthenticated attacker
Your environment is affected if the ova-brw theme is installed, contains unvalidated include/require statements using user input, and the vulnerable code path is accessible without authentication.
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 dataFix all include/require statements to use whitelist-based validation, ensure all file paths are validated against an allowed directory, and avoid using user input directly in file inclusion functions.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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