Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28079

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-2026-28079 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-2026-28079 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 Conquerors WordPress theme by axiomthemes. The issue affects Conquerors versions from n/a through 1.2.13 and is associated with CWE-98.

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

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/conquerors/vulnerability/wordpress-conquerors-theme-1-2-13-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the local file inclusion vulnerability in Conquerors theme version 1.2.13 and provides mitigation guidance for affected WordPress installations.

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 axiomthemes Conquerors conquerors allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Conquerors: from n/a through <= 1.2.13.

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?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables exploitation of public-facing application (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 in the Conquerors WordPress theme by identifying, patching, and verifying the vulnerable versions up to 1.2.13.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Ensures validation of filenames used in PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file paths supplied by unauthenticated remote attackers.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

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

References