CVE-2025-69090
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 ovatheme Remons remons allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Remons: 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 · high confidenceA Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the ovatheme Remons WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.4) allows attackers to manipulate filename parameters in PHP include/require statements to read arbitrary files from the server, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files, credentials, or source code.
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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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Verify Remons plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'remons' or 'ovatheme-remons'Affected if The Remons plugin by ovatheme is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin PHP file or the readme.txt in the Remons plugin directory and locate the version declaration/headerAffected if The reported version is 1.3.4 or lower
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the affected range: versions 1.3.4 and below are vulnerableAffected if The installed version is 1.3.4 or any earlier version number
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Locate vulnerable file include patternsSearch plugin PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variable parameters (e.g., include($filename) or require($_GET['file']) without sanitization)Affected if The plugin contains dynamic file include statements using unsanitized input parameters
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Test vulnerable parameter exposureIf the plugin exposes a parameter (commonly 'file', 'filename', 'path', or 'page' in URL query strings), attempt a benign LFI test using a known readable file path (e.g., ../../wp-config.php) - only in authorized, controlled testing environmentsAffected if The parameter accepts path traversal sequences and returns file contents from the server
A user is affected if the ovatheme Remons plugin is installed at version 1.3.4 or below and the vulnerable file include parameter is accessible and accepts unsanitized input.
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 Remons plugin to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, disable the plugin immediately and implement input validation/sanitization on all file include parameters to prevent path traversal.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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