CVE-2025-10269: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Spirit Framework plugin for WordPress has been identified with a Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-10269) affecting all versions up to and including 1.2.13. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researcher Bonds on June 10, 2025, and was publicly disclosed on September 3, 2025 (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Local File Inclusion (LFI) weakness, identified as CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program). It has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility with high attack complexity and requiring low privileges (NVD).

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server. This can lead to bypass of access controls, exposure of sensitive data, and potential code execution if .php file types can be uploaded and included on the target system (NVD, Patchstack).

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement immediate mitigation measures (Patchstack).