Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28084

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-2026-28084 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-2026-28084 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, specifically a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that allows PHP Local File Inclusion in the ThemeREX Bazinga WordPress theme. Published on 2026-03-05, it affects Bazinga versions from n/a through 1.1.9 and is associated with CWE-98.

The vulnerability 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), meaning unauthenticated attackers can exploit it remotely over the network without user interaction, albeit with high attack complexity. Exploitation enables high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through local file inclusion.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/bazinga/vulnerability/wordpress-bazinga-theme-1-1-9-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 Bazinga bazinga allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Bazinga: from n/a through <= 1.1.9.

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 an unauthenticated remote LFI in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing 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-2 Flaw Remediation good match
preventrecover

Timely remediation of the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in ThemeREX Bazinga versions through 1.1.9 via patches from Patchstack directly eliminates the vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validating and sanitizing user-supplied filenames prior to use in PHP include/require statements prevents malicious local file inclusion in the Bazinga WordPress theme.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Vulnerability scanning detects the presence of CVE-2026-28084 in deployed Bazinga theme instances, enabling targeted patching.

References