# CVE-2025-69176: ThemeREX ITactics Local File Inclusion

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-69176-themerex-itactics-local-file-inclusion  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-17. Updated: 2026-06-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-69176 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-06-17

The ITactics 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 configuration files containing database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. There is currently no official patch available from the developer.

Vendors: [ThemeREX](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/themerex).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-69176 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-69176 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-69176?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 17 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ThemeREX ITactics <= 1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-69176?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2025-69176 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-69176?** Check whether you run ThemeREX ITactics at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ITactics WordPress theme versions <= 1.0 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 the server, forcing the application to include and execute local files. This can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file, or potentially remote code execution if the attacker can upload or influence the contents of a local file. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released, and users are advised to use third-party mitigation rules or switch themes.

## Affected products

- ThemeREX ITactics <= 1.0

## Timeline

- 2025-11-09: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-27: advisory: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/themes](https://wordpress.org/themes)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/itactics/vulnerability/wordpress-itactics-theme-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/itactics/vulnerability/wordpress-itactics-theme-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)