Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28010

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 0.0040 32.0th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28010 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 32.0th 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-2026-28010 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the ThemeREX Scientia WordPress theme. This issue affects Scientia versions from n/a through 1.2.4.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), though it demands high attack complexity (AC:H) and has unchanged scope (S:U). Successful exploitation results in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 and mapping to CWE-98.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/scientia/vulnerability/wordpress-scientia-theme-1-2-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Scientia WordPress theme version 1.2.4.

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 ThemeREX Scientia scientia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Scientia: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.

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 vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of a public-facing web application.

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

Requires timely remediation of identified flaws, directly addressing the LFI vulnerability in Scientia theme versions through <=1.2.4 by applying patches or updates.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Mandates validation of information inputs, preventing improper filenames from being used in PHP include/require statements that enable local file inclusion.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces secure configuration settings for PHP environments, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit the scope of file inclusion and mitigate LFI exploitation.

References