AromaticaWordPress extension · Axiomthemes
CVE-2025-58948
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 Aromatica aromatica allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Aromatica: from n/a through <= 1.8.
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 Aromatica theme <= 1.8 by axiomthemes contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-supplied input is improperly used in include/require statements without sufficient validation. This allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files, potentially leading to remote code execution if they can control or upload files to the server.
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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
AromaticaWordPress extension
<= 1.8CVSS 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 Aromatica theme installation and versionLocate the theme's version file (typically version.php, style.css with Version header, or theme info XML) and read the declared version number. Compare it against the affected range (<=1.8).Affected if The installed version is 1.8 or lower.
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Find PHP files using dynamic include/require statementsSearch the theme's PHP files for patterns like 'include(', 'require(', 'include_once(', 'require_once(' where the path contains variables, request parameters, or concatenation (e.g., include $path, include $_GET['file'], include 'path/' . $file).Affected if Dynamic includes using unsanitized variables are found in theme PHP files.
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Identify the vulnerable parameterExamine the dynamic include/require statements found to determine which variable or request parameter controls the file path being included. Note the parameter name and how it receives input.Affected if A parameter used in include/require directly accepts user input without validation.
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Test if the parameter accepts path traversalIf a web-accessible parameter controls the include path, attempt to include a known file using path traversal (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd) to verify if the application allows arbitrary file inclusion.Affected if The application includes files from arbitrary paths when traversal sequences are used.
You are affected if the Aromatica theme version is 1.8 or lower AND your environment contains PHP include/require statements that use user-controlled input 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 dataImplement strict input validation using allowlists for file inclusion paths, avoid using user input directly in include/require statements, and upgrade to a patched version of the Aromatica theme when available.
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