Axiomthemes PJ Life & Business Coaching WordPress Theme Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

A local file inclusion vulnerability has been identified in the Axiomthemes PJ | Life & Business Coaching WordPress theme, affecting versions through 3.0.0. 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, which could facilitate a complete database takeover, depending on the configuration.

Remediation

Users are advised to update to a version of the Axiomthemes PJ | Life & Business Coaching WordPress theme that is later than 3.0.0. For those using Patchstack, a mitigation rule is available to block attacks until an official patch can be safely applied.