Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28045

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-2026-28045 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 SC-14 (Public Access Protections) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-28045 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, described as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, in the ThemeREX N7 | Golf Club Sports & Events WordPress theme (n7-golf-club). This issue affects versions from n/a through 2.16.0. It is associated with CWE-98 and 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 high severity due to network accessibility and significant impacts.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, enabling inclusion and potential execution of arbitrary local PHP files on the server.

The Patchstack advisory provides further details on the vulnerability and mitigation at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/n7-golf-club/vulnerability/wordpress-n7-golf-club-sports-events-theme-2-16-0-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 ThemeREX N7 | Golf Club Sports & Events n7-golf-club allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects N7 | Golf Club Sports & Events: from…

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n/a through <= 2.16.0.

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?

The vulnerability is a remote Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application without authentication.

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

Flaw remediation directly patches the improper filename control in the vulnerable WordPress theme, eliminating the local file inclusion vulnerability.

SC-14 Public Access Protections good match
prevent

Public access protections specifically mitigate server-side file inclusion vulnerabilities like this PHP LFI on publicly accessible WordPress sites.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Information input validation prevents path traversal exploitation of the include/require filename control by sanitizing user-supplied inputs.

References