CVE-2025-49508: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Local File Inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-49508) was discovered in LoftOcean CozyStay WordPress theme versions prior to 1.7.1. The vulnerability was reported on May 25, 2025, and publicly disclosed on June 11, 2025. This security flaw stems from improper control of filename for Include/Require statements in PHP programs (Wiz).

The vulnerability is classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability, specifically related to improper control of filename for Include/Require statements in PHP programs. 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. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-98 and requires no authentication to exploit (Wiz, Patchstack).

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to include local files of the target website and display their contents. Particularly concerning is the potential access to files containing sensitive information such as database credentials, which could lead to complete database compromise depending on the system configuration (Patchstack).

Users are strongly advised to update to CozyStay version 1.7.1 or later to resolve this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).