Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-27097

High

Published: 05 March 2026

Published
05 March 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0051 39.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-27097 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-27097 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, described as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that allows PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), affecting the CasaMia | Property Rental Real Estate WordPress Theme by AncoraThemes. This flaw impacts all versions of the theme from n/a through 1.1.2, as published on 2026-03-05.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating exploitation over the network by unauthenticated attackers with no privileges or user interaction required, though high attack complexity is needed. Attackers can achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through local file inclusion.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/casamia/vulnerability/wordpress-casamia-property-rental-real-estate-wordpress-theme-theme-1-1-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes CasaMia | Property Rental Real Estate WordPress Theme casamia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects CasaMia | Property Rental Real Estate WordPress…

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Theme: from n/a through <= 1.1.2.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

LFI/RFI vulnerability in publicly exposed WordPress theme directly enables remote exploitation of a public-facing web application for initial access and high-impact effects on confidentiality/integrity/availability.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the specific PHP local file inclusion flaw in the CasaMia WordPress theme by applying patches or updates as described in the Patchstack advisory.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation and sanitization of filenames in PHP include/require statements to block attacker-controlled local file paths exploiting CWE-98.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions and allow_url_include=Off to limit filesystem access and mitigate local file inclusion.

References