PalatioWordPress extension · Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58931
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 Palatio palatio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Palatio: from n/a through <= 1.6.
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 confidenceA Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Palatio WordPress theme (versions <= 1.6) by axiomthemes allows attackers to include arbitrary files from the server through improper control of filename parameters in PHP include/require statements. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely with low complexity and no authentication required.
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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
PalatioWordPress extension
<= 1.6CVSS 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 Palatio theme installationCheck your WordPress theme directory (wp-content/themes/palatio) for the existence of the theme. Locate the style.css or theme.json file and read the Version header to determine the installed version number.Affected if The theme is present and the version number is 1.6 or lower.
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Locate PHP include/require statementsSearch the theme's PHP files for include, include_once, require, or require_once statements that concatenate or insert variable parameters into file paths. Common search patterns: 'include($', 'require($', 'include_once($', 'require_once($'.Affected if File inclusion statements use unsanitized variables (e.g., $_GET, $_POST, or other user-controlled input) to construct file paths without validation.
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Inspect file path parameter handlingFor each identified include/require statement using variables, examine how those variables are populated. Determine whether the code uses basename(), realpath(), or whitelist validation before including files.Affected if Parameters passed to include/require are not validated with basename(), path traversal protections, or a whitelist of allowed files.
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Test for directory traversal capabilityIf user-controlled parameters reach include/require statements without proper sanitization, review whether the application permits path traversal sequences like '../' in the input to access files outside the theme directory.Affected if The application allows directory traversal characters in file path parameters and those parameters directly influence include/require statements.
You are affected if the Palatio theme version is 1.6 or lower AND your installation contains include/require statements that use unsanitized user input in file paths without validation.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of the Palatio theme. If no patch is available, implement strict input validation with whitelist-based filtering on all file inclusion parameters and review PHP configuration settings (disable allow_url_include).
Fix this in Palatio
Scoped from the published advisory
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