How severe is CVE-2025-4524?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-4524 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Wpstylish Madara – Responsive And Modern WordPress Theme For Manga Sites

CVE-2025-4524

The Madara – Responsive and modern WordPress theme for manga sites theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.2 via the 'template' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.095 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wpstylish Madara – Responsive And Modern Wordpress Theme For Manga Sites — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4524?: CVE-2025-4524 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpstylish Madara – Responsive And Modern WordPress Theme For Manga Sites, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-4524?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-4524 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.