Executive brief
The Tipsy 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 takeover of the website and its data. This issue affects all versions of the theme up to and including 1.1, and there is currently no official patch available.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ThemeREX Tipsy theme for WordPress (versions <= 1.1) due to improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to include and execute local files on the server. This can be used to leak sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file containing database credentials, or achieve remote code execution if the attacker can upload or manipulate local files. The attack vector is network-based with high complexity, requiring no user interaction or prior authentication. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released by the developer.
Affected products
- ThemeREX Tipsy <= 1.1
Timeline
- 2025-11-09: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-27: disclosed: Vulnerability details published by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: advisory: CVE published in NVD