CVE-2025-4524 | Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites <= 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

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The Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.2 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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.

Published: 2025-05-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-4524 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.43%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-4524

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
52487 exploit_db edb 2026-04-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-4524

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-01 14.12% 15.43% +1.31%
2 2026-05-11 16.46% 14.12% -2.34%
3 2026-04-30 — 16.46% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-4524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-4524

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-4524

GHSA-q462-2796-rfg7 · Severity: critical — The Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites theme for WordPress is...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-4524

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-4524

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