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

CVE-2025-69070

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 AncoraThemes Tornados tornados allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Tornados: from n/a through <= 2.1.

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 Tornados theme by AncoraThemes contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability caused by improper control of filename parameters used in include/require statements. An attacker could potentially exploit this to read sensitive local files from the server filesystem by manipulating file path parameters.

MitigationImplement strict input validation on all file path parameters, use allowlists for permitted file inclusions, and avoid using user-supplied input directly in include/require statements. Consider updating to a patched version of the theme if available.

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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. Confirm Tornados theme installation
    Check your WordPress themes directory (wp-content/themes/) for a folder named 'tornados' or similar variant. List all theme directories and look for AncoraThemes branding in theme style.css header comments.
    Affected if The Tornados theme by AncoraThemes is present in the themes directory.
  2. Identify theme version
    Open the theme's style.css file in the tornados theme folder and locate the 'Version:' declaration in the file header. Alternatively, check functions.php for a version constant or theme.json for version metadata.
    Affected if The installed version is any version of the Tornados theme that contains the LFI vulnerability (compare against vendor advisory if version ranges are published).
  3. Locate dynamic file inclusion patterns
    Search all PHP files within the tornados theme folder for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables or parameters in the file path. Use grep or similar: grep -r 'include\|require' --include='*.php' .
    Affected if Theme PHP files contain include/require statements using dynamic variables (e.g., include($file), require($_GET['param'])) without sanitization.
  4. Identify user-controlled file path parameters
    Examine the inclusion patterns found to determine if the file path values originate from user input (GET/POST parameters, cookies, or request variables). Review the code around each inclusion to trace parameter sources.
    Affected if File path parameters can be manipulated through HTTP request parameters (such as ?file= or ?path=).
  5. Test parameter accessibility
    If dynamic inclusions are found, attempt to access the suspected parameter via URL (e.g., ?file=../../../../etc/passwd) while observing server response. Ensure you have authorization to test on your own environment.
    Affected if The vulnerable file inclusion parameters are accessible without authentication or elevated privileges.

A user is affected if the Tornados theme is installed and contains dynamically constructed include/require statements that accept user-supplied file path parameters without validation.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement strict input validation on all file path parameters, use allowlists for permitted file inclusions, and avoid using user-supplied input directly in include/require statements. Consider updating to a patched version of the theme if available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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