Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated network LFI (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N); AC:H reflects required non-default request shape; C:H for arbitrary file read, but I:L/A:L since escalation to RCE is conditional on additional PHP settings.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Rosaleen <= 2.8 versions.
AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated remote local file inclusion in the Rosaleen WordPress theme versions 2.8 and earlier allows attackers to coerce the PHP application into including arbitrary files via a CWE-98 remote file inclusion/path traversal flaw. The issue was reported by Patchstack and affects the ThemeREX-developed Rosaleen theme; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the unauthenticated network vector makes opportunistic targeting plausible.
Technical ContextAI
Rosaleen is a commercial WordPress theme published by ThemeREX (CPE cpe:2.3:a:themerex:rosaleen). The root cause is classified as CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program - 'PHP Remote File Inclusion'), which occurs when user-controllable input is concatenated into a PHP include(), require(), include_once(), or require_once() call without proper validation or path normalization. In WordPress themes, this pattern commonly appears in template loaders, AJAX handlers, or shortcode rendering routines that accept a 'file', 'template', or 'path' parameter. Successful exploitation typically lets the attacker read arbitrary local PHP/config files (e.g., wp-config.php) or, if allow_url_include is enabled or a writable upload path is reachable, execute attacker-controlled PHP code.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - the Patchstack advisory does not list a fixed version in the provided data, and the EUVD range is open-ended at ≤2.8. Site operators should consult the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/rosaleen/vulnerability/wordpress-rosaleen-theme-2-8-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability) for the latest fix status and, in the interim, deploy a WAF rule (Patchstack, Wordfence, or equivalent) blocking path-traversal sequences (../, %2e%2e, php://, file://) against the theme's PHP entrypoints; restrict php.ini settings allow_url_include=Off and open_basedir to the WordPress root to limit blast radius; and, if the theme is non-essential, switch to an alternate theme until ThemeREX publishes a fixed release. The WAF approach may produce false positives on legitimate file-management plugins, and open_basedir can break plugins that legitimately read outside the webroot.
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EUVD-2025-210190