# CVE-2025-8142: Soledad <= 8.6.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via 'header_layout'

> Authenticated contributors can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Soledad WordPress theme to execute arbitrary PHP code or read sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ffcm-x32p-2f7m

## What is CVE-2025-8142?

CVE-2025-8142 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pencidesign Soledad, published on 16 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Soledad theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.7 via the 'header_layout' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php 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 .php file types can be uploaded and included.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8142?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-8142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8142 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pencidesign Soledad, published on 16 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pencidesign Soledad. 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-2025-8142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8142/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.