Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-69161 is a high-severity issue in the WordPress Snowy theme. Public records describe unauthenticated local file inclusion in Snowy versions up to 1.13. A vulnerable public WordPress site could face serious data, integrity, and availability risk, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a near-term web exposure issue. It is not confirmed as actively exploited in the provided sources, but unauthenticated access and high potential impact justify prompt inventory and remediation planning for public WordPress assets.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-98 local file inclusion in ThemeREX Snowy for WordPress, reported against versions <= 1.13. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 with network access, no privileges, no user interaction, high attack complexity, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on internet-facing WordPress sites that have the Snowy theme installed at version 1.13 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs or a confirmed fixed release.
Exploitation context
The source bundle marks KEV as false, and no supplied source states exploitation in the wild. The issue is still important because it is unauthenticated and network reachable, although the CVSS vector rates attack complexity as high.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack metadata. Do not assume exploit availability, affected CPEs, or a fixed version from the supplied bundle. Validate against live vendor or Patchstack guidance before closure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Snowy theme and installed version.
- Check ThemeREX and Patchstack guidance for an official fixed version or workaround.
- If Snowy is unnecessary, disable or remove it from production sites.
- Restrict administrative access and keep WordPress, themes, and plugins current.
- Prioritize remediation for public sites handling sensitive data or transactions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site has Snowy installed.
- Record the Snowy version and flag versions 1.13 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack and vendor advisories for updated remediation details.
- Review web logs for unusual theme-related file access patterns.
- Verify remediation by confirming the theme is updated, disabled, or removed.
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 vector scores
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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
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/snowy/vulnerability/wordpress-snowy-theme-1-13-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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