CVE-2026-27995
Published: 05 March 2026
Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeREX Justitia justitia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Justitia: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Information input validation directly mitigates improper filename control in PHP include/require statements by validating user-supplied inputs to prevent local file inclusion.
Flaw remediation requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of the specific LFI vulnerability in the Justitia WordPress theme.
Information input restrictions at system boundaries block malicious file paths or traversal sequences exploited in the PHP LFI vulnerability.
Security SummaryAI
CVE-2026-27995 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 ThemeREX Justitia WordPress theme. This issue affects Justitia versions from n/a through 1.1.0.
The vulnerability has 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), indicating exploitation is possible over the network by unauthenticated attackers with no user interaction required, though it demands high attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling arbitrary file reads or local file inclusion leading to further compromise.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/justitia/vulnerability/wordpress-justitia-theme-1-1-0-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of a public-facing application for remote code execution or file access.