CVE-2025-69039
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 goalthemes Bailly bailly allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Bailly: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
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 confidenceThe Bailly theme for WordPress contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-supplied input is improperly used in PHP include/require statements without sufficient validation. This allows attackers to read sensitive local files on the server by manipulating file path parameters.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Bailly theme installationNavigate to wp-content/themes/ directory or check via WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes. Verify the Bailly theme folder exists.Affected if The Bailly theme folder exists in the WordPress themes directory.
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Identify theme versionOpen the style.css file within the Bailly theme folder and locate the Version: header in the file comments. Compare this version against any released patched versions.Affected if The installed version is older than the latest patched version, or no patched version is yet available.
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Locate file inclusion functionsSearch all PHP files in the Bailly theme directory (e.g., using grep or a file search tool) for patterns: include(, require(, include_once(, require_once(. Review any instances where these functions accept variables or parameters.Affected if The theme contains PHP include/require statements that use user-controlled input.
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Examine parameters accepting file pathsReview theme PHP files for GET, POST, or REQUEST parameters used in file inclusion calls. Look for code that directly passes these parameters to include/require without validation functions like basename(), realpath(), or whitelist checks.Affected if Parameters like 'file', 'path', 'template', 'page', or similar are used in include/require statements without sanitization.
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Test for LFI vulnerability patternsIn the vulnerable code locations, check if the path parameter can traverse directories using ../ sequences or if it accepts absolute paths. Common vulnerable patterns: include($_GET['file']); or require($theme_path . $_REQUEST['path']);Affected if File path parameters are not validated to restrict them to expected directories or allowed file types.
If the Bailly theme is installed and its code contains include/require statements that use unvalidated user input for file paths, the environment is affected by this LFI 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 dataUpdate the Bailly theme to the latest patched version once released. Until a patch is available, disable the theme or implement input validation/sanitization on all file inclusion operations to restrict paths to expected directories.
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