CVE-2025-69339
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 don-themes Molla molla allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Molla: from n/a through <= 1.5.16.
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 Molla theme for PHP contains an improper control of filename for include/require statement vulnerability (CWE-98), allowing unauthenticated attackers to include arbitrary files via user-controlled input. This can lead to local file inclusion (LFI) and potentially remote code execution if the attacker can control included file paths or upload malicious files to the server.
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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 Molla theme is installedSearch for theme files named 'molla' or containing 'Molla' in the theme header, typically found in wp-content/themes/ or similar web root directories.Affected if The Molla theme is present in the environment
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Identify the installed Molla theme versionCheck the style.css file in the Molla theme directory for the 'Version:' comment in the theme header, or check theme.json, or look for a version definition in the theme's main PHP file.Affected if The installed version matches any version known to be affected by CVE-2025-69339 (compare against vendor release notes)
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Locate include/require statements using user inputSearch the theme's PHP files for patterns like 'include($_GET', 'require($_POST', 'include($_REQUEST', or similar where superglobal arrays are passed directly to include/require functions without sanitization.Affected if Unsanitized user input (GET, POST, REQUEST, COOKIE) is used directly in include or require statements
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Verify file inclusion functions are reachableExamine the code flow around vulnerable include/require calls to determine if user-supplied parameters can reach these functions through HTTP requests without authentication or validation.Affected if The file inclusion functionality is accessible without requiring authentication or additional validation steps
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Check for known vulnerable file pathsInspect any PHP files in the Molla theme that handle file path parameters (e.g., parameters named 'file', 'path', 'template', 'page', 'slug') and trace whether these values flow to include/require without validation.Affected if Parameters accepting file paths can be manipulated to include arbitrary local or remote files
The environment is affected if the Molla theme is installed, uses a version within the affected range, and contains include/require statements that accept unsanitized user input which is accessible to attackers.
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 to a patched version of the Molla theme. If no patch is available, disable the affected component or implement strict input validation and allowlist controls on all file inclusion parameters to prevent path traversal and arbitrary file inclusion.
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