Executive brief
The Confidant theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to access sensitive files on the web server. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could view configuration files containing database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. There is currently no official patch available from the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Axiomthemes Confidant theme (versions up to 1.4) due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input used in PHP include or require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by submitting specially crafted requests to include local files from the server's filesystem. Successful exploitation can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file, or potentially remote code execution if the attacker can upload or influence the content of a local file. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- Axiomthemes Confidant n/a through 1.4
Timeline
- 2025-08-03: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-26: advisory: Patchstack published advisory
- 2026-06-02: disclosed: CVE published to NVD