# CVE-2025-68537: WordPress Zota theme <= 1.3.14 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2025-12-24. Updated: 2026-11-04.

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in thembay Zota zota allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Zota: from n/a through <= 1.3.14.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- thembay / Zota (zota): ≥ 0; ≤ 1.3.14 (affected, custom); unaffected at 1.3.15. Source: CNA: Patchstack

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: Patchstack

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.39% as of 2026-11-03; percentile 32.84%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-98

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/zota/vulnerability/wordpress-zota-theme-1-3-14-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (CNA: Patchstack; vdb-entry)

## Provenance

- CNA: Patchstack: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68537; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-68537; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated Not reported

Revision: 13eefbe6d611b6b606c8005a2ef4435f0d97e73af13f65097d52c584bd0de93e

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