Aora <= 1.3.15 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
CVE-2025-68985Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.3.15No patch available
What to do until a fix shipsOn this page3
Overview
- Advisory ID
- CVE-2025-68985
- Affected
- ≤1.3.15
- Fixed in
- no fix yet
- Weakness
- CWE-98 Local File Inclusion
- Required access
- Low-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
- Published
- · updated
- Credit
- João Pedro Soares de Alcântara
- Source
- Wordfence Intelligence
- Affected≤ 1.3.15
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:HAttack complexity- High
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
The Aora theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.3.15. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files.
This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other "safe" file types can be uploaded and included.
Not sure which version you run? Run a passive check — it reads public files only.
Remediation & mitigations
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
References & provenance
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
- 7.2CVE-2026-66612Home & Lifestyle Elementor WooCommerce Theme <= 1.3.19 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- 8.1CVE-2026-27381Home & Lifestyle Elementor WooCommerce Theme <= 1.3.15 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
- 9.8CVE-2025-49260Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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