CVE-2025-68902
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 confidencePath Traversal vulnerability in AivahThemes Anona theme allows attackers to access files outside the restricted web root directory through manipulation of file path inputs using '../' sequences. This could enable unauthorized read access to sensitive server 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Anona theme installationLocate the theme directory (commonly at wp-content/themes/anonatheme or similar path containing 'anona' in a WordPress installation) and check for theme configuration files like style.css containing 'Anona' or 'AivahThemes' as the theme author.Affected if The Anona theme by AivahThemes is installed and active on the server.
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Identify file path handling codeSearch theme PHP files for functions that accept file paths as input, such as: file_get_contents, fopen, include, require, readfile, or similar file operations. Look for occurrences that use request parameters ($_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST).Affected if The theme contains code that uses user-supplied input in file path operations without validation.
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Check for path traversal vulnerabilityExamine identified file operation code for direct use of path parameters without sanitization. Look for code patterns where a parameter value is concatenated directly to a file path (e.g., $path = $_GET['file']; include($path);).Affected if File path parameters are used directly without sanitization routines that block '../' sequences.
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Test for directory traversal protectionIf file path parameters are found, verify whether the code includes validation that removes or blocks '../' sequences, uses realpath() for canonicalization, or implements whitelist checking before file access.Affected if No input sanitization or path canonicalization is performed on file path parameters before file access operations.
If the Anona theme is in use and exposes file path parameters that can be manipulated without proper sanitization to block '../' sequences, the environment is affected by this path traversal vulnerability.
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 and sanitization for all file path parameters, using whitelisting of allowed directories and canonicalization of paths before file access operations.
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