Gavias Vizeon Business Consulting WordPress Theme Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the Gavias Vizeon - Business Consulting WordPress theme, affecting versions through 1.1.7. This vulnerability arises from improper control of filenames in include or require statements, allowing PHP remote file inclusion.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to local files on the server, with the potential to display sensitive information such as database credentials. Depending on the server configuration, this could result in a complete takeover of the database.

Remediation

Users of the Gavias Vizeon - Business Consulting WordPress theme are advised to update to the latest version. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this vulnerability for users who cannot update immediately.