Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28067

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-2026-28067 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-28067 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion, that allows PHP Local File Inclusion in the ThemeREX Bassein WordPress theme. This issue affects Bassein versions from n/a through 1.0.15.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (High), with an attack vector of network (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). Remote attackers without authentication can exploit it to perform local file inclusion on affected WordPress sites running vulnerable Bassein theme versions.

Mitigation details are provided in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/bassein/vulnerability/wordpress-bassein-theme-1-0-15-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which covers the local file inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Bassein theme up to version 1.0.15.

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 Bassein bassein allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Bassein: from n/a through <= 1.0.15.

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?

Public-facing WordPress theme vulnerability enabling unauthenticated remote LFI directly maps to exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and facilitates collection of 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 remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of vulnerable Bassein theme versions up to 1.0.15.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of untrusted filename inputs to PHP include/require statements, preventing attackers from specifying arbitrary local files.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Vulnerability scanning and monitoring detects deployments of the vulnerable ThemeREX Bassein WordPress theme.

References