CVE-2025-53578
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 gavias Kipso kipso allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Kipso: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
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 Gavias Kipso WordPress theme <= 1.3.4 contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where the application improperly handles user-supplied input in include/require statements, allowing attackers to include arbitrary local files via path traversal or crafted requests.
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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 Gavias Kipso theme is installedInspect the WordPress themes directory (wp-content/themes/) for the gavias-kipso folder, or query the WordPress database wp_options table for the active_template/theme_stylesheet settingAffected if The gavias-kipso theme folder exists or is active in WordPress
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Identify the installed theme versionOpen the style.css file in wp-content/themes/gavias-kipso/ and locate the 'Version:' header in the file commentsAffected if The version number listed is 1.3.4 or lower (including any 1.x.x version below 1.3.4)
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Locate dynamic file inclusion patterns in theme codeSearch all PHP files within wp-content/themes/gavias-kipso/ for patterns like 'include(', 'require(', 'include_once(', 'require_once(' combined with superglobal variables (e.g., $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST)Affected if Any PHP file uses dynamic file inclusion with unsanitized user input from GET, POST, or REQUEST parameters
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Identify the vulnerable parameter nameExamine the include/require statements found in the previous step to determine which specific parameter controls the file path (e.g., 'file', 'page', 'template', 'path')Affected if A parameter accepting user input is used directly in an include/require without validation
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Review web server access logs for exploitation attemptsSearch Apache/nginx access logs (usually in /var/log/apache2/ or /var/log/nginx/) for requests to theme PHP files containing path traversal sequences like '../' or '/etc/passwd'Affected if Suspicious LFI-style requests targeting the theme are present in the logs
A system is affected if the Gavias Kipso theme version is 1.3.4 or lower AND the theme contains PHP files with dynamic file inclusion using unsanitized user-supplied input.
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 all file inclusion parameters using whitelist validation, utilize basename() and realpath() functions to normalize file paths, and ensure allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include are disabled in PHP configuration.
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