Thembay Hara Hara WordPress Theme Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the Thembay Hara Hara WordPress theme, specifically in versions through 1.2.17. This vulnerability arises from improper control of filenames in include or require statements, allowing PHP remote file inclusion that could be exploited for local file inclusion instead.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to include local files from the target website and display their contents. This could potentially lead to a complete database takeover, depending on the site's configuration.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Thembay Hara Hara WordPress theme to version 1.2.18 or later. Patchstack has also issued a mitigation rule to block attacks until the update is applied.