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

CVE-2025-69042

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
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 goalthemes Lindo lindo allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Lindo: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.

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

The Lindo theme by goalthemes (versions up to 1.2.5) contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where user-controlled input is improperly used in include/require statements without proper validation. This allows attackers to read sensitive local files from the server by manipulating file path parameters, potentially exposing configuration files, credentials, or source code.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of the Lindo theme that implements proper input validation and restricts file inclusion to expected paths. If no patched version exists, manually audit and sanitize all include/require statements to validate and whitelist allowed file paths.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Lindo theme installation
    Locate the Lindo theme directory in the WordPress installation, typically at wp-content/themes/lindo/. Check the style.css file header for the 'Version:' field, or look for a version constant in functions.php.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.5 or any version up to 1.2.5 (no patched version indicated in the advisory).
  2. Verify theme is active
    Check if the Lindo theme is currently activated on the WordPress site by examining the wp_options table for 'template' or 'stylesheet' values, or via the WordPress admin dashboard theme section.
    Affected if The theme is activated and serving pages to users, making the LFI accessible via web requests.
  3. Locate vulnerable include/require patterns
    Search PHP files in the theme directory for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST without sanitization. Common patterns include: include($_GET['page']), require($file), etc.
    Affected if Any such unsafe file inclusion patterns exist in the theme's PHP files.
  4. Confirm user input reaches file paths
    Trace the variable flow from the include/require statement back to its source. Verify whether parameters like 'page', 'file', 'template', 'path', or 'slug' are used directly in file inclusion without validation (e.g., no realpath() checks, no whitelist, no basename()).
    Affected if User-supplied input from URL parameters or form data can reach the file inclusion function without proper validation.
  5. Test for LFI exploitability (if safe to do)
    If authorized and on a non-production environment, attempt to include a harmless local file (e.g., ../../../../../../etc/passwd or ../../wp-config.php) via the suspected parameter to confirm the vulnerability exists.
    Affected if The server returns the contents of the targeted file, confirming the LFI is exploitable.

You are affected if the Lindo theme version is 1.2.5 or below AND the theme contains unsafe include/require statements that accept user input without validation.

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

Upgrade to a patched version of the Lindo theme that implements proper input validation and restricts file inclusion to expected paths. If no patched version exists, manually audit and sanitize all include/require statements to validate and whitelist allowed file paths.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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