CVE-2025-69073
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 AncoraThemes Piqes piqes allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Piqes: from n/a through <= 1.0.11.
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 confidenceA PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in AncoraThemes Piqes theme (versions <= 1.0.11) allows remote attackers to read sensitive local files on the server through improper validation of user-supplied input in file inclusion functions (include/require).
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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 Piqes theme is installedLocate the theme directory - common paths include wp-content/themes/piqes or themes/piqes. Check for the presence of style.css or theme functions files (functions.php) that identify the Piqes theme.Affected if The Piqes theme directory exists on the server
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Identify the installed theme versionOpen the theme's style.css file in the Piqes theme directory and locate the 'Version:' header in the theme comment block at the top of the file. Compare this version number to 1.0.11.Affected if The version listed in style.css is 1.0.11 or lower
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Audit file inclusion code for user input exposureSearch the theme's PHP files (particularly functions.php, header.php, footer.php, and any template files) for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that incorporate $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters without sanitization. Examples: include($_GET['file']); or require($var);Affected if Unsanitized user input is passed directly to include/require functions
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Test for LFI vulnerability via HTTP parametersIf user-controlled parameters are found in file inclusion calls, attempt a benign LFI test using a known safe file path (e.g., ?file=../../../../wp-config.php or similar) via HTTP GET request to see if the application returns file contents. Only perform this on authorized systems.Affected if The application returns contents of local files when given traversal sequences in URL parameters
The environment is affected if Piqes theme version 1.0.11 or lower is installed AND the theme contains file inclusion code that processes user-supplied input without validation.
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 with allowlist controls on file inclusion functions, and upgrade to a patched version of Piqes once available.
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