CVE-2025-32286: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-32286) was discovered in ApusTheme Butcher WordPress theme affecting versions up to 2.40. The vulnerability was reported by Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh from VCI - VNPT Cyber Immunity on April 9, 2025, and was publicly disclosed on May 21, 2025. This security flaw is related to improper control of filename for Include/Require statements in PHP programs (NVD, Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The issue is classified under CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program). This unauthenticated vulnerability allows for PHP Local File Inclusion attacks (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is considered highly dangerous and expected to become mass exploited. If successfully exploited, it could allow malicious actors to include local files of the target website and display their contents. This could potentially lead to exposure of sensitive information, including database credentials, which might result in complete database compromise depending on the configuration (Patchstack).

While no official fix is currently available, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks. Website owners are advised to implement these mitigations immediately to protect their installations (Patchstack).