Executive brief
Select-Themes Tonda, a premium WordPress theme used for building websites, contains a security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access sensitive internal files. By exploiting this flaw, a malicious user with basic account access could potentially view configuration files containing database credentials, leading to a full site takeover. There is currently no official patch available for this issue.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the Select-Themes Tonda theme for WordPress through version 2.5. The flaw stems from improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements, allowing an attacker to manipulate file paths. Exploitation requires 'Contributor' level privileges and involves a network-based attack vector with high complexity. A successful exploit allows an attacker to read arbitrary local files on the server, such as wp-config.php, which can lead to the exposure of database credentials and subsequent remote code execution or database takeover. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- Select-Themes Tonda <= 2.5
Timeline
- 2026-01-20: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher João Pedro S Alcântara
- 2026-07-02: advisory: Patchstack published the vulnerability details
- 2026-07-13: disclosed: CVE published to the NVD dataset