PHP File Inclusion (RFI/LFI)Weakness · CWE-98

CVE-2025-67980

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-02-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in thembay Hara hara allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hara: from n/a through <= 1.2.17.

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 confidence

This is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in thembay Hara hara PHP application. The application improperly validates file paths in include/require statements, allowing attackers to potentially read sensitive local files or achieve code execution through path traversal. The high CVSS score of 8.1 reflects the significant impact of unauthorized file access.

MitigationImplement strict input validation and allowlisting for file path parameters, avoid using user input directly in include/require statements, and consider refactoring to use a whitelist of permitted files. If available, upgrade to a patched version beyond 1.2.17.

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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 checks

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  1. Identify the installed version of thembay Hara hara
    Check common version files such as version.php, readme.txt, or the main index.php for a version string. Also check any config files that may contain version metadata.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.17 or earlier (any version up to and including 1.2.17 is affected)
  2. Locate file inclusion code in the application
    Search the source code for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables in the file path argument, particularly looking for parameters like 'page', 'file', 'path', or 'template' in the codebase.
    Affected if The application uses include/require with dynamic variable paths without strict validation
  3. Identify if user input reaches file inclusion functions
    Trace the parameter flow from HTTP requests (GET/POST) to the include/require functions. Check if parameters like 'page', 'file', or similar are used directly in include statements without sanitization.
    Affected if User-supplied input from request parameters flows directly into include/require statements without validation
  4. Check for path traversal patterns in the code
    Search the codebase for patterns where user input is concatenated with file paths, such as 'include($page)', 'require($_GET["file"])', or similar constructions that could allow '../' sequences.
    Affected if The code accepts user input and concatenates it with file paths without filtering path traversal characters

A user is affected if the thembay Hara hara PHP application is version 1.2.17 or earlier AND the codebase contains include/require statements that use unvalidated user input from request parameters.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation and allowlisting for file path parameters, avoid using user input directly in include/require statements, and consider refactoring to use a whitelist of permitted files. If available, upgrade to a patched version beyond 1.2.17.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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