Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-4524Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites <= 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites from WPStylish. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 10.6% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WPStylish | Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites | 0 – through 2.2.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H