Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-28030

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 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 ThemeREX Bonbon bonbon allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Bonbon: from n/a through <= 1.6.

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly prevents LFI by requiring validation of user-supplied filenames and paths before use in PHP include/require statements.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Addresses the specific flaw in ThemeREX Bonbon theme through timely identification, reporting, and patching up to version 1.6.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces restrictive PHP configuration settings like open_basedir and disabled allow_url_include to limit arbitrary local file access.

Security SummaryAI

CVE-2026-28030 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability in PHP programs, described as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), affecting the ThemeREX Bonbon WordPress theme in versions from n/a through 1.6.

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 over the network by unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and no user interaction required (UI:N). Successful exploitation can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/bonbon/vulnerability/wordpress-bonbon-theme-1-6-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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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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 remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary local file reads for data collection (T1005).

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

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