CVE-2025-67529
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 Opal_WP Fashion fashion2 allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Fashion: from n/a through < 5.3.0.
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 Opal_WP Fashion theme (versions prior to 5.3.0) where include/require statements do not properly validate filenames, allowing attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/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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Locate the Opal_WP Fashion theme installationSearch your web server for the 'fashion' theme directory, typically found under wp-content/themes/fashion/Affected if The theme directory is not found, meaning the theme is not installed
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Determine the installed theme versionOpen the style.css file in the theme directory and locate the 'Version:' field in the CSS header commentAffected if The version is missing from the header or cannot be determined
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Compare version against the affected rangeCompare your extracted version number to 5.3.0 using standard version comparisonAffected if The installed version is less than 5.3.0 (for example: 5.2.0, 5.1.0, 1.0, etc.)
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Identify vulnerable include/require usageSearch theme PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables without validation (such as include($file), require($_GET['...']), etc.)Affected if Unsafe include/require patterns using user-supplied input are found in the theme code
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Verify web accessibility of vulnerable pathsConfirm the theme is active and accessible via the web; check if the vulnerable code handles HTTP request parametersAffected if The theme is active and the vulnerable code processes web requests
You are affected if the Fashion theme version is below 5.3.0 AND the theme contains unsafe include/require statements using user input that are accessible via web requests.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade the Fashion theme to version 5.3.0 or later. Until then, disable PHP execution in upload directories and review code for unsafe include/require usage with user-supplied input.
Fashion theme version 5.3.0
- 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site (database and files)
- 2. Update the Fashion theme to version 5.3.0 or later through WordPress admin (Appearance > Themes) or via the theme vendor
- 3. Clear any server-side and CDN caches after the update
- 4. Verify the theme version has been updated to 5.3.0 or higher in Appearance > Themes
- 5. Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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