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CVE-2025-12497VulnerabilityPublished

The Premium Portfolio Features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-12497· High 8.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Affects
all up to 2.3.10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Since the vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.3.10, users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, consider disabling or removing the Premium Portfolio Features plugin to mitigate risk. Avoid uploading PHP files to the server and restrict file upload capabilities where possible.

Description

The Premium Portfolio Features plugin for the Phlox WordPress theme is vulnerable to a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.3.10. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of the 'args[extra_template_path]' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server. Exploitation can lead to bypassing access controls, unauthorized data access, and remote code execution if attackers can upload PHP files.

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