CVE-2025-32289
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-32289) was discovered in ApusTheme Yozi WordPress theme versions through 2.0.52. 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 classified as an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability (NVD, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program). It has received 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, indicating that it can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability 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 system configuration (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the disclosure, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website owners are advised to implement mitigation measures immediately (Patchstack).

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