favethemes Houzez Theme up to 4.1.8 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in favethemes Houzez Theme up to 4.1.8 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes filename control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-62054. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in favethemes Houzez Theme up to 4.1.8 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in favethemes Houzez Theme - Functionality houzez-theme-functionality.This issue affects Houzez Theme - Functionality: from n/a through <= 4.1.8.

The weakness was presented by João Pedro S Alcântara. The advisory is shared at vdp.patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-62054 since 10/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/22/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Filename control
CWE: CWE-98
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/07/2025 CVE reserved
10/22/2025 +15 days Advisory disclosed
10/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vdp.patchstack.com
Researcher: João Pedro S Alcântara
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-62054 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329593

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2025 20:17
Changes: 10/22/2025 20:17 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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