Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28046

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-2026-28046 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-2026-28046 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 Law Office (law-office) WordPress theme. This issue affects all versions from n/a through 3.3.0 and was published on 2026-03-05. 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).

An unauthenticated attacker (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and without requiring user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), potentially enabling attackers to include and execute local files on the server.

Mitigation details are provided in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/law-office/vulnerability/wordpress-law-office-theme-3-3-0-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 Law Office law-office allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Law Office: from n/a through <= 3.3.0.

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 PHP file inclusion flaw in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling 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-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly validates user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements within the Law Office WordPress theme to block local file inclusion attacks.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Provides timely remediation by patching the specific LFI flaw in Law Office theme versions through 3.3.0, eliminating the vulnerability.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions good match
prevent

Restricts filenames accepted for PHP includes in the vulnerable theme to an approved whitelist, preventing traversal to arbitrary local files.

References