Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Faith & Hope faith-hope allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Faith & Hope: from n/a through <= 2.13.0.
Published: 2025-12-18
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability allows the inclusion of local files through an improperly controlled filename in the Faith & Hope theme, potentially exposing sensitive data and enabling attackers to read arbitrary files on the server. The weakness is a classic Local File Inclusion flaw, classified as CWE-98, which can be exploited if input validation is inadequate.

Affected Systems

AncoraThemes "Faith & Hope" theme, versions up to and including 2.13.0 are affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score for this issue is 8.1, indicating high severity. The EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting that, at present, the probability of exploitation is low, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Likely exploitation requires an attacker to influence the file path used by the application, such as through a crafted request or user input.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 18:57 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Check for the latest available version of the Faith & Hope theme and apply any released fixes.
  • If an update is not yet available or cannot be applied immediately, disable or remove the theme to prevent execution of vulnerable code.
  • Ensure that any paths passed to PHP include/require are properly validated and sanitized to prevent local file inclusion.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 18:57 UTC.

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History

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Faith & Hope faith-hope allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Faith & Hope: from n/a through <= 2.13.0.
Title WordPress Faith & Hope theme <= 2.13.0 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-98
References

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T19:05:39.551Z

Reserved: 2025-06-19T10:03:09.015Z

Link: CVE-2025-52768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:19:17.927Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-18T08:15:52.903

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-52768

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T19:00:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-98

    Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')