Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-27079

High

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
24 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0016 37.1th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Amfissa amfissa allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Amfissa: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the vulnerable Amfissa WordPress theme by identifying, patching, and deploying fixes.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames in PHP include/require statements to block malicious local file paths exploited in this vulnerability.

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Restricts information inputs to whitelisted filenames or paths, limiting the ability to specify arbitrary local files for inclusion.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2026-27079 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, affecting the Amfissa WordPress theme developed by Mikado-Themes. The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.1, stemming from CWE-98.

Remote unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction (UI:N), potentially achieving high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H) in an unchanged scope (S:U). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.1, indicating significant risk of local file disclosure or code execution on the targeted system.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/amfissa/vulnerability/wordpress-amfissa-theme-1-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the vulnerability in the WordPress Amfissa theme version 1.1.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-98

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?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme allows unauthenticated remote exploitation for local file inclusion and execution, directly mapping to Exploit Public-Facing Application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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