WordPress Zita theme <= 1.6.5 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

published 2025-06-27 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-19310

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in themehunk Zita zita allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Zita: from n/a through <= 1.6.5.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-06-27)

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

themehunk Zita

Classification

Weakness

CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Theme/zita/vulnerability/wordpress-zita-1-6-5-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-52816
NVD CVE-2025-52816

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