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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-58954 is a high-severity issue in the WordPress HomeRoofer theme, reported for versions up to 2.11.0. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to include local files through the website. That can expose sensitive data or affect site integrity, but the source bundle does not show confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize identification and remediation for public WordPress properties using HomeRoofer. The issue can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but urgency should be balanced by the absence of confirmed active exploitation in the provided sources.
Technical view
The sources describe an unauthenticated Local File Inclusion issue in ThemeREX HomeRoofer for WordPress, classified as CWE-98 with CVSS 3.1 score 8.1. The vector is network-accessible with no privileges or user interaction required, but high attack complexity. Affected scope is limited to HomeRoofer theme versions <= 2.11.0 based on the title and description.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on internet-facing WordPress sites running the HomeRoofer theme at version 2.11.0 or earlier. The bundle does not identify other affected ThemeREX products or WordPress core exposure.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. The vulnerability is still serious because it is unauthenticated and network-reachable, though the CVSS vector marks attack complexity as high.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle provides the CVE summary, CVSS vector, CWE-98 classification, and Patchstack reference. It does not provide exploit details, root-cause code, fixed version, or vendor advisory text. Avoid assuming broader ThemeREX exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the HomeRoofer theme and version.
- Check ThemeREX and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Apply the vendor-provided update when confirmed available.
- Temporarily replace or disable the theme on high-risk sites if no fix is available.
- Review monitoring for suspicious file access or inclusion-related errors.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether wp-content themes include HomeRoofer.
- Record the installed HomeRoofer version for each WordPress site.
- Treat version 2.11.0 or earlier as potentially affected.
- Check whether the site is publicly reachable from the internet.
- Review web and application logs for unusual file path access patterns.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/homeroofer/vulnerability/wordpress-homeroofer-theme-2-11-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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