CVE-2025-49454: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-49454) was discovered in LoftOcean TinySalt WordPress theme versions before 3.10.0. The vulnerability stems from improper control of filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program, specifically related to PHP Remote File Inclusion functionality (NVD, CVE).

The vulnerability is classified 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 (Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to include local files of the target website and display their contents. Particularly sensitive files containing credentials, such as database configuration files, could be exposed, potentially leading to complete database compromise depending on the system configuration (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in TinySalt version 3.10.0. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later immediately. Additionally, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).