CVE-2025-67521 WordPress Select Core plugin < 2.6 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Select Core WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-67521?
CVE-2025-67521 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Select-Themes Select Core, published on 9 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Select-Themes Select Core select-core allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Select Core: from n/a through < 2.6.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67521?
How do I fix CVE-2025-67521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67521 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-2025-67521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw6g-37x4-p223.