CVE-2025-49297 HIGH

CVE-2025-49297: WordPress Grill and Chow theme <= 1.6 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

Vendor Mikado-Themes
Product Grill and Chow
Weakness CWE-35
Published June 9, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Grill and Chow grillandchow allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Grill and Chow: from n/a through <= 1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Grill and Chow versions 1.6 and earlier contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires specific network conditions to exploit but does not require authentication or user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.6 as soon as possible.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify site content, or cause the site to become unavailable.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site's data could be exposed, content altered, or service disrupted without warning.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access; specific attack conditions must be met (high complexity).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated