Executive brief
Select-Themes WaveRide, a theme for WordPress websites, contains a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to access sensitive files on the server. An attacker could exploit this to view configuration files containing database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. This vulnerability is considered high risk as it can be used in automated attacks against many websites simultaneously.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Select-Themes WaveRide theme for WordPress (versions up to and including 1.4) due to improper validation of user-supplied input used in PHP include or require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted requests to include local files from the server's filesystem. Successful exploitation can lead to the exposure of sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file containing database credentials, or potentially remote code execution if the attacker can upload or influence the content of a local file. The vulnerability is addressed in version 1.5.
Affected products
- Select-Themes WaveRide n/a through 1.4
Timeline
- 2026-02-10: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher João Pedro S Alcântara
- 2026-04-08: advisory: Patchstack published advisory and mitigation details
- 2026-06-02: disclosed: CVE published to NVD