# CVE-2025-39458: WordPress Foton theme <= 2.5.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

> Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Foton theme to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h67r-f4jm-f2hc

## What is CVE-2025-39458?

CVE-2025-39458 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Foton, published on 19 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Foton foton allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Foton: from n/a through <= 2.5.2.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39458?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qodeinteractive Foton.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-39458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-39458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-39458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-39458 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Foton, published on 19 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mikado-Themes Foton. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39458/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-39458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39458/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.