{"id":55010,"date":"2025-06-25T01:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T01:45:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:34","slug":"cve-2025-49296-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-mikado-themes-grandprix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49296-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-mikado-themes-grandprix\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49296: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Mikado-Themes GrandPrix<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-49296 is a severe security vulnerability found in Mikado-Themes GrandPrix, a widely used theme in the world of content management systems. This vulnerability, classified as a Path Traversal vulnerability, allows for PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI). This means that attackers could potentially manipulate a web application to read, write, or execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6065-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-image-resizer-on-the-fly-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61418\">arbitrary files<\/a> on the server&#8217;s filesystem, leading to a system compromise or leakage of sensitive data. Given the popularity of the GrandPrix theme, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40916-weak-random-number-source-vulnerability-in-mojolicious-plugin-captchapng\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61564\">vulnerability could have a significant impact on a vast number<\/a> of users and their data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49296<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 \/ CVSS 3.x)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5867-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-5-1-0-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64529\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2331966495\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>GrandPrix (Mikado-Themes) | Through 1.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Path <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28384-critical-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-openc3-cosmos-6-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61572\">Traversal vulnerability<\/a> in Mikado-Themes GrandPrix is due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. The application fails to properly validate the input for file paths, allowing an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29902-a-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61400\">execute arbitrary PHP code<\/a> on the server via a crafted request. This can lead to the inclusion of any file on the server, which may result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61697\">unauthorized access or manipulation of sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2333029910\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited, using a crafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6162-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62489\">HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?file=..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-server.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6513-brain2-database-configuration-file-access-vulnerability-in-standard-windows-users\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64528\">access the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file<\/a>, which is located at the root of the filesystem. If successful, the attacker could gain access to a list of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62787\">user accounts<\/a> on the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61565\">Mikado-Themes<\/a> GrandPrix are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary measure to protect against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80043\">potential exploits<\/a>. Regularly updating and patching your systems, as well as ensuring proper input validation and sanitization, are key practices to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62488\">prevent such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-49296 is a severe security vulnerability found in Mikado-Themes GrandPrix, a widely used theme in the world of content management systems. This vulnerability, classified as a Path Traversal vulnerability, allows for PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI). 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