Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25458 is a high-severity local file inclusion issue in the WordPress Moments theme by Select-Themes, affecting versions up to 2.2. If exploitable, an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause serious confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public source in the bundle confirms active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for WordPress asset owners using the Moments theme. The potential business impact is serious, but evidence of active exploitation is not provided. Focus first on confirming exposure, then follow vendor or Patchstack remediation guidance.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper control of a filename in a PHP include/require statement, mapped to CWE-98. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 with network attack vector, no privileges, no user interaction, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Attack complexity is rated high.
Likely exposure
Organizations running WordPress sites with the Select-Themes Moments theme version 2.2 or earlier are the likely exposure group. Sites not using this theme are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The issue is remotely reachable and does not require authentication or user interaction, but CVSS rates attack complexity as high. The provided sources do not indicate CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, public exploit availability, or confirmed exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies the weakness class and CVSS vector but does not include root-cause details, vulnerable parameters, fixed version, or exploit evidence. Avoid assuming broader WordPress impact beyond the Moments theme through version 2.2.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Moments theme and installed version.
- Prioritize review of any installation running Moments 2.2 or earlier.
- Check Select-Themes, theme marketplace, and Patchstack guidance for an official update or mitigation.
- Remove or disable the theme if it is unused and business-approved.
- Apply compensating monitoring until vendor remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the Moments theme is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the exact theme version and compare against affected versions through 2.2.
- Review web logs for unusual requests targeting theme PHP files or include parameters.
- Check security tooling for Patchstack or CVE-2026-25458 detections.
- Document remediation status and any vendor guidance followed.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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:H2.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability 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
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.