axiomthemes Cerebrum Plugin up to 1.12 on WordPress filename control

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in axiomthemes Cerebrum Plugin up to 1.12 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes filename control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-58926. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in axiomthemes Cerebrum Plugin up to 1.12 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 axiomthemes Cerebrum cerebrum allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Cerebrum: from n/a through <= 1.12.

The weakness was presented by Bonds. The advisory is shared at vdp.patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-58926 since 09/06/2025. 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 12/18/2025).

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• axiomthemes

Name

• Cerebrum Plugin

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12

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