Executive brief
The Biolife theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that could allow an attacker to access sensitive internal files. By exploiting this issue, a malicious user with basic account access could potentially view configuration files containing database credentials, leading to a full site takeover. This affects websites using the Biolife theme version 3.2.3 and earlier.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the kutethemes Biolife theme (versions <= 3.2.3) for WordPress. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied input used in PHP include or require statements (CWE-98). An attacker with 'Contributor' level privileges can exploit this over the network to include and execute local files on the server. This 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 influence local file content. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- kutethemes Biolife <= 3.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-01-12: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher João Pedro S Alcântara
- 2026-02-11: disclosed: Vulnerability published by Patchstack
- 2026-04-08: advisory: CVE published to NVD