CVE-2025-69409
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 axiomthemes PJ | Life & Business Coaching pj allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects PJ | Life & Business Coaching: from n/a through <= 3.0.0.
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 Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the PHP application allows attackers to manipulate filename parameters in include/require statements, potentially reading sensitive files or achieving code execution by including malicious local files.
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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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Identify if the PJ theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in the WordPress admin dashboard and check if the 'PJ | Life & Business Coaching' theme by axiomthemes is active or installed.Affected if The theme is installed and active.
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Check the theme versionAccess the theme's style.css file (typically in wp-content/themes/pj-life-business-coaching/) and locate the 'Version' header in the file comments. Alternatively, check the theme's main PHP file for a version constant.Affected if The installed version is 3.0.0 or lower.
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Locate file inclusion codeSearch the theme's PHP files (particularly in the theme's root directory and any includes/ folder) for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variables from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST without proper validation.Affected if Code exists that directly uses user-supplied input in include/require statements without sanitization.
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Test for LFI parameter exposureIf identifiable, examine the theme's PHP files for request parameters used in file inclusion paths (e.g., ?file=, ?page=, ?template=). Review access logs or manually test suspected parameters with benign paths like ../../../../etc/passwd.Affected if The application allows traversal sequences in user-controlled parameters and returns file contents.
The environment is affected if the axiomthemes PJ theme version is 3.0.0 or lower and the theme contains PHP code that directly uses unsanitized user input in include/require statements.
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 on file path parameters, use basename() to strip directory traversal sequences, and employ whitelist-based file inclusion where possible.
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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