Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28060

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 0.0042 33.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28060 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 33.1th 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-2026-28060 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified under CWE-98 and labeled as PHP Remote File Inclusion, but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion in the ThemeREX S.King (stephanie-king) WordPress theme. This flaw affects all versions of S.King from n/a through 1.5.3.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N), requiring high attack complexity (AC:H) with no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N) needed, and unchanged scope (S:U). Successful exploitation yields high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), with an overall CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, potentially allowing inclusion and execution of arbitrary local files.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/stephanie-king/vulnerability/wordpress-s-king-theme-1-5-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress S.King theme up to version 1.5.3, recommending mitigation through theme updates to patched releases.

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 S.King stephanie-king allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects S.King: from n/a through <= 1.5.3.

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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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated remote LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates reading data from local system files (T1005).

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 mandates identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like the PHP LFI vulnerability in the S.King WordPress theme through timely patching to versions beyond 1.5.3.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to block path traversal and prevent arbitrary local file inclusion.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Requires secure PHP configuration settings, such as open_basedir restrictions, to limit file access scope and mitigate LFI exploitation impact.

References