Executive brief
The Abelle 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 internal configuration files, such as those containing database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. At the time of this report, no official patch has been released by the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Abelle theme for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.22. The flaw stems from improper control of filenames used in PHP include or require statements (CWE-98), allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to include arbitrary files from the local server. While the attack complexity is rated as high, a successful exploit could allow an attacker to read sensitive files like wp-config.php to extract database credentials or execute code if they can upload or find a controllable file on the system. As of the advisory date, no official patch is available, and users are advised to seek alternative mitigation strategies such as web application firewalls.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Abelle <= 1.22
Timeline
- 2025-10-31: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-26: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: advisory: NVD publication date