CVE-2023-25998 — Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in snstheme Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooC

01What is this vulnerability?

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in snstheme Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme: from n/a through 2.6.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
snstheme	Samex	Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme — n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-06-27T11:52:12.658Z
• Last modified: 2025-06-27T14:08:06.671Z

09References

• patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/samex/vulnerability/wordpress-sa…