CVE-2025-60042
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 AncoraThemes Chinchilla chinchilla allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Chinchilla: 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 confidenceA PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability exists in the AncoraThemes Chinchilla theme (versions up to 1.16) where user-supplied input is not properly validated before being used in include/require statements, potentially allowing attackers to read sensitive local files from the server via path traversal.
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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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Identify if the Chinchilla theme is installedLocate the theme directory (commonly /wp-content/themes/chinchilla/) and check for a version indicator in style.css or version.phpAffected if The Chinchilla theme directory exists and contains a version number of 1.16 or lower
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Confirm the installed theme versionRead the version string from the theme's style.css header or version.php file and compare it against the affected range (versions up to and including 1.16)Affected if The theme version is 1.16 or any lower version number
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Locate file inclusion functionalitySearch the theme's PHP files (particularly functions.php, template files, or any file handling includes/requires) for code that uses include, require, or similar functions with user-supplied parameters such as $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUESTAffected if The theme contains file inclusion code that uses unchecked user input from request parameters
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Check if the vulnerable parameter is accessibleInspect the identified file inclusion code to determine if the parameter (e.g., 'file', 'template', 'page', or similar) can be controlled via URL parameters or form inputs without authenticationAffected if The file inclusion parameter can be reached via direct HTTP requests without requiring authentication or validation
The environment is affected if the Chinchilla theme version is 1.16 or lower and the theme contains file inclusion code that processes user-supplied input from request parameters 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 dataUpdate the Chinchilla theme to the latest version containing the security fix, or implement strict input validation with allowlist checking on file inclusion parameters and ensure allow_url_include is disabled in PHP configuration.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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