Executive brief
The Gita 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 or other private information, leading to a full site takeover. There is currently no official patch available from the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Gita WordPress theme through version 1.11 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 and execute local files on the server. While the attack complexity is rated as high, successful exploitation can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information such as wp-config.php, potentially resulting in full system compromise. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Gita <= 1.11
Timeline
- 2025-11-09: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-27: advisory: Patchstack published advisory details
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD