Executive brief
The Dazzle theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to access sensitive internal files. 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. This issue affects all versions of the theme up to 1.0.0, and there is currently no official fix available from the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Dazzle theme for WordPress (versions <= 1.0.0) due to improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted requests to the server, forcing the application to include and execute local files. This 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 influence the content of a local file. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Dazzle <= 1.0.0
Timeline
- 2025-10-15: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher to Patchstack
- 2026-05-26: advisory: Patchstack published advisory details
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD