CVE-2025-60059 WordPress smart SEO theme <= 2.12 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the smart SEO WordPress theme to read arbitrary files or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-60059?
CVE-2025-60059 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO, published on 18 Dec 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 axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 2.12.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Axiomthemes Smartseo.
How do I fix CVE-2025-60059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-60059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in axiomthemes smart SEO
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v63g-pgjc-73m7.