Thembay Zota Theme Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the Thembay Zota WordPress theme, affecting versions through 1.3.14. This vulnerability arises from improper control of filenames in include or require statements, allowing PHP remote file inclusion. Exploitation of this issue could enable a malicious actor to include local files from the target website and display their contents, potentially leading to a complete database takeover if sensitive files, such as those containing database credentials, are accessed.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for local file inclusion, with the potential to access sensitive files that could lead to a database takeover, depending on the site's configuration.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to version 1.3.15 or later. Patchstack has also issued a mitigation rule to block attacks until the update is applied.