CVE-2025-68546
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 thembay Nika nika allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Nika: from n/a through <= 1.2.14.
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 confidenceThis is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in thembay Nika theme versions up to 1.2.14. The application improperly handles user-supplied input in include/require statements, allowing attackers to manipulate file paths and potentially read sensitive server files such as configuration files, credentials, or source code.
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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
- 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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Confirm Nika theme is installedSearch for theme files named 'nika' or 'Nika' in the web directory, typically under wp-content/themes/ for WordPress or similar theme directories for other PHP applicationsAffected if The thembay Nika theme is present in the web application root
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Identify Nika theme versionCheck the theme's style.css header, version.php file, or theme.json for the version number. Compare against the affected range (versions up to 1.2.14)Affected if The installed version is 1.2.14 or lower
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Locate vulnerable include/require statementsSearch PHP files in the theme for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables without sanitization, particularly looking for patterns like 'include($_GET[...])' or 'require($var)'Affected if User-supplied input (GET, POST, COOKIE parameters) is used directly in include/require statements without validation
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Identify exploitable parametersReview the identified vulnerable include/require calls and determine which URL parameters control the file path being includedAffected if URL parameters can be manipulated to inject arbitrary file paths
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Check for sensitive file accessAttempt to include common sensitive files such as ../wp-config.php, ../../wp-config.php, or /etc/passwd (only in authorized testing environments with permission)Affected if The application returns content from files outside the intended theme directory
The environment is affected if the thembay Nika theme version 1.2.14 or lower is installed AND user-controlled input flows into PHP include/require statements without validation, allowing path traversal.
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 to a patched version if available. Otherwise, implement strict input validation using allowlists, avoid using user input directly in include/require statements, and ensure PHP execution is disabled in publicly accessible directories.
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