CVE-2025-68901
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 Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in AivahThemes Anona anona allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Anona: from n/a through <= 8.0.
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 path traversal vulnerability in the AivahThemes Anona theme (versions <= 8.0) allows attackers to access files outside the web root directory by manipulating file path inputs, potentially exposing sensitive system files.
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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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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 Anona theme is installedLocate the theme directory by checking for an 'anon' or 'anona' folder within your WordPress or CMS theme directory (commonly wp-content/themes/ or similar). Look for theme files such as style.css, functions.php, or index.php that contain 'Anona' or 'AivahThemes' in the metadata.Affected if The Anona theme by AivahThemes is present in the themes directory.
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Determine the installed Anona theme versionOpen the theme's style.css file and look for the 'Version:' declaration in the theme comment header. Alternatively, check for a theme.json or theme-details.json file that may contain version information.Affected if The reported version is 8.0 or lower.
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Locate file operation code that handles path parametersSearch the theme's PHP files for functions that perform file operations using user-supplied input, such as include, require, file_get_contents, readfile, fopen, or similar functions. Look for code that uses $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables as part of file paths.Affected if The theme contains code that uses request parameters to construct file paths without proper validation.
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Identify if path traversal input vectors existExamine the identified file operation code to determine if parameters like 'file', 'path', 'page', 'template', or similar are used directly in file operations without sanitization. Check for the absence of realpath(), basename(), or directory containment validation.Affected if User-controllable path parameters are used in file operations without validation or canonicalization checks.
A defender is affected if the AivahThemes Anona theme version 8.0 or lower is installed AND the theme contains file operation code that accepts unvalidated path parameters from user input.
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 realpath() and canonicalization checks to ensure all file paths remain within the intended directory. Validate and sanitize all user-supplied path parameters before use in file operations.
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