CVE-2025-69178
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Truemag <= 4.3.14.2 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Truemag WordPress theme allows remote attackers to read sensitive files on the server by manipulating the file path parameter in vulnerable include statements without any authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Check Truemag theme versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Appearance > Themes, locate the Truemag theme, and record the version displayed. Alternatively, open wp-content/themes/truemail/style.css and find the 'Version:' comment header.Affected if Version is 4.3.14.2 or lower
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Identify vulnerable include patternsSearch theme PHP files for include/require statements that directly use $_GET parameters without sanitization. In the wp-content/themes/truemail/ directory, look for patterns such as 'include($_GET[' or 'require($_GET[' or similar constructs where user input flows into file paths.Affected if Any PHP files contain include/require statements that directly incorporate $_GET parameters without validation
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Verify unauthenticated file accessIf vulnerable code is found, check whether the file inclusion endpoints are accessible without authentication. Attempt to access a known file via the suspected parameter (e.g., ?file=../../../../wp-config.php) in a non-production environment or with authorization to confirm LFI behavior.Affected if The server returns contents of arbitrary files when the file parameter is manipulated without requiring authentication
The environment is affected if the Truemag theme version is 4.3.14.2 or lower AND vulnerable include statements that use unsanitized $_GET parameters are present in the theme files, allowing unauthenticated file reading.
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 dataUpgrade Truemag to a version newer than 4.3.14.2, or implement input validation/sanitization to restrict file inclusion paths to whitelisted locations.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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