CVE-2025-69044
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 Vango vango allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Vango: from n/a through <= 1.3.3.
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 Vango theme for WordPress contains a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability where improper input validation on include/require statements allows attackers to manipulate filename parameters and execute arbitrary local PHP files. This can lead to sensitive data exposure or remote code execution depending on server configuration.
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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 Vango theme installationLocate the Vango theme directory in the WordPress installation under wp-content/themes/ and verify the theme files exist. Check style.css in the theme folder for the theme name declaration.Affected if The Vango theme is present in the WordPress themes directory.
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Identify Vango theme versionOpen the style.css file within the Vango theme folder and locate the 'Version:' header in the file comments. Compare this version against the known vulnerable version range for CVE-2025-69044.Affected if The installed version falls within the vulnerable version range.
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Locate include/require statements with user inputSearch the Vango theme PHP files (particularly in includes/, functions.php, and template files) for include, include_once, require, or require_once statements that use $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables directly in the filename parameter without sanitization.Affected if Any include/require statement uses unsanitized user-supplied input for the file path.
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Verify absence of basename() validationExamine the include/require statements identified in step 3. Check whether the parameter undergoes basename() processing or whitelist validation before being used. Look for security functions that strip directory traversal sequences (../).Affected if The file inclusion parameter lacks basename() or whitelist-based validation.
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Confirm parameter accessibilityDetermine if the vulnerable parameter (the GET/POST/REQUEST variable used in the inclusion) can be accessed externally via HTTP requests. Test by attempting a benign request with the parameter pointing to a known local file.Affected if The vulnerable parameter is accessible via HTTP request and accepts arbitrary file paths.
The environment is affected if the Vango theme is installed with a vulnerable version that contains include/require statements using unsanitized user input without basename() or whitelist validation, and those parameters are externally accessible.
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 whitelist-based validation for all file inclusion parameters and use basename() to strip directory traversal sequences (../) before any include/require statement.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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