Executive brief
The Mission theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to access sensitive files on the web server. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could view configuration files containing database credentials or other private system information. This could lead to a full takeover of the website's database and compromise of customer data.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Mission theme for WordPress (versions <= 1.22) 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 include local files from the server. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to read sensitive files, such as wp-config.php, which may contain database credentials. While the attack vector is network-based and requires no privileges, the CVSS assessment indicates high complexity, likely due to specific configuration requirements or input filtering that must be bypassed. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Mission <= 1.22
Timeline
- 2025-10-31: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-26: disclosed: Vulnerability details published by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: advisory: CVE published in NVD