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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-69163 is a high-severity flaw in the ThemeREX WineShop WordPress theme up to version 3.17. Public sources describe unauthenticated local file inclusion, which can let an attacker make the site include unintended local files. The CVSS score is 8.1, with high potential impact but high attack complexity.
Executive priority
Prioritize identification and remediation on public WordPress properties, especially ecommerce or customer-facing sites. The issue is high impact and unauthenticated, but current provided evidence does not show active exploitation or a named patch.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-98 and affects the WordPress WineShop theme <= 3.17. The CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating remote unauthenticated reachability, no user interaction, high complexity, unchanged scope, and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on internet-facing WordPress sites with the ThemeREX WineShop theme installed at version 3.17 or earlier. The provided data does not identify specific hosting stacks, configurations, or whether inactive installed copies are exploitable.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Treat it as serious because it is unauthenticated and affects public websites, but do not assume exploitation in the wild without new vendor, KEV, or incident evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and Patchstack’s vulnerability entry. The affected product is ThemeREX WineShop, package name wineshop, with title-level affected range <= 3.17. No exploit details, patch version, proof of concept, or KEV listing are provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WineShop theme and record installed versions.
- Check ThemeREX and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- Update affected WineShop installations when a vendor-supported fixed version is available.
- Remove unused WineShop theme copies if they are not required.
- Apply compensating controls such as managed WordPress firewall rules where vendor guidance supports them.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site has WineShop installed and identify its version.
- Compare detected versions against the affected range, WineShop <= 3.17.
- Review Patchstack and CVE records for updated remediation or affected-version details.
- Review web and application logs for suspicious local file inclusion patterns.
- Document whether remediation, removal, or compensating controls were applied per site.
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
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/wineshop/vulnerability/wordpress-wineshop-theme-3-17-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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