Executive brief
The Gat 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 potentially view configuration files containing database credentials, leading to a full site takeover or data breach. This issue affects all versions of the theme up to and including 1.16, and there is currently no official patch available.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Gat theme for WordPress (versions <= 1.16) 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 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. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released by the developer.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Gat <= 1.16
Timeline
- 2025-10-31: disclosed: Reported by Bonds to Patchstack
- 2026-05-26: advisory: Patchstack published the vulnerability details
- 2026-06-17: other: CVE record published in NVD