RallyWordPress extension · Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-53448
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 axiomthemes Rally rally allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Rally: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 axiomthemes Rally theme for WordPress contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-supplied input is improperly validated before being used in include/require statements. This allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files, potentially leading to sensitive file disclosure or remote code execution depending on server configuration.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
RallyWordPress extension
<= 1.1CVSS 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 Rally theme is installedCheck your WordPress theme directory (wp-content/themes/) for a folder named 'rally' or look for theme files containing 'axiomthemes' and 'Rally' in style.css headersAffected if The rally theme folder exists in the themes directory
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Identify installed Rally theme versionOpen wp-content/themes/rally/style.css and locate the 'Version:' header in the theme comments at the top of the fileAffected if The version listed is 1.1 or lower (e.g., 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1)
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Locate PHP include/require statements in theme filesSearch the rally theme folder for PHP files containing include, include_once, require, or require_once with variables in the path (e.g., include($...), require($_..., include_once($templateAffected if Any PHP file in the theme uses dynamic file inclusion with unsanitized variables
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Identify parameters accepting file pathsExamine any found include/require statements to determine which GET/POST parameters control the file path, typically looking for parameters named 'file', 'path', 'template', 'load', or similarAffected if A parameter can be manipulated to include arbitrary file paths from the server
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Test for path traversal capabilityIf a vulnerable parameter is identified, attempt to access a known file outside the theme directory (e.g., ../../../../wp-config.php) via the identified parameter in an HTTP requestAffected if The server returns content from files outside the intended directory, confirming LFI is exploitable
You are affected if the Rally theme version is 1.1 or lower AND your server has PHP files using dynamic includes with user-controlled path parameters accessible via HTTP requests.
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 and whitelist-based filtering on all parameters used in include/require statements, ensuring only predefined allowed files can be included. Disable allow_url_fopen and allow_url_include in php.ini as a defense-in-depth measure.
Fix this in Rally
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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-2025-53448 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.
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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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