HygiaWordPress extension · Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-53453
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 Hygia hygia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hygia: from n/a through <= 1.16.
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 Hygia WordPress theme <= 1.16 contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-supplied input is improperly used in include/require statements without sufficient validation, allowing attackers to read sensitive local files via path traversal.
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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
HygiaWordPress extension
<= 1.16CVSS 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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Identify Hygia theme installation and versionIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to confirm Hygia is active and note the version displayed. Alternatively, check the style.css file in wp-content/themes/hygia/ for the 'Version:' header.Affected if Hygia theme is active and version is 1.16 or lower.
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Locate dynamic file inclusion patterns in theme PHP filesSearch theme PHP files (particularly in the theme root and includes/ folders) for patterns like 'include(', 'require(', 'include_once(', 'require_once(' where variables are used, e.g., grep for '\$.*include\|\$.*require' across .php files in the theme directory.Affected if PHP files contain include/require statements that use request parameters or unsanitized variables without validation.
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Inspect file inclusion parameters for path traversal vulnerabilityReview the identified include/require calls to determine if parameters like 'file', 'page', 'template', 'path', or similar user-supplied values are used directly in the include statement without sanitization (e.g., no basename(), no whitelist check).Affected if User-controllable parameters are used directly in file inclusion without validation, allowing ../ sequences.
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Verify parameter accessibilityTest whether the vulnerable parameter is accessible via GET or POST requests without authentication (e.g., ?file=../../wp-config.php). Check if the theme has any access controls on the vulnerable script.Affected if The vulnerable parameter can be manipulated via HTTP requests without requiring authentication.
If Hygia theme version 1.16 or lower is installed and contains unsanitized file inclusion using user input, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2025-53453.
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 on file inclusion parameters using a whitelist approach, or refactor to avoid dynamic file inclusion entirely; upgrade to patched version when available.
Fix this in Hygia
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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