Executive brief
Raider Spirit, a theme for WordPress websites, contains a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to access sensitive internal files. An attacker could use this to steal configuration data, such as database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. As of the latest report, there is no official patch available from the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Raider Spirit theme for WordPress (versions 1.1.2 and below) due to improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted requests to include local files from the server. Successful exploitation can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file containing database credentials, or potentially remote code execution if the attacker can upload or find a controllable file on the system. The vulnerability has a high complexity (AC:H) according to the CVSS vector, but requires no privileges or user interaction. No official patch has been released.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Raider Spirit <= 1.1.2
Timeline
- 2025-10-15: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh
- 2026-05-26: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: advisory: CVE published and added to NVD