CVE-2026-24538
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in omnipressteam Omnipress omnipress allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Omnipress: from n/a through <= 1.6.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Omnipress WordPress plugin versions 1.6.7 and below contains a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability due to improper control of filenames in include/require statements. This allows attackers to potentially include arbitrary local files via crafted requests, leading to information disclosure or code execution.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Omnipress plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/omnipress/ directory via file system or FTPAffected if Omnipress plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed Omnipress versionCheck the plugin main file header (usually omnipress.php) for the 'Version' comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin Plugins pageAffected if The reported version is 1.6.7 or lower
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Verify the file inclusion vulnerability is exploitableInspect the plugin source code in the /include/ directory for include/require statements that use user-supplied parameters without proper sanitization (e.g., include($_GET['file']) or similar patterns)Affected if Code contains include/require statements using unsanitized input from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters to construct file paths
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Confirm external access to vulnerable parametersTest if the affected PHP scripts are accessible directly via web requests and accept parameter input (e.g., request to /wp-content/plugins/omnipress/include/somefile.php?file=../../../../etc/passwd)Affected if The vulnerable file inclusion endpoints are accessible without authentication and accept path traversal input
The environment is affected if Omnipress plugin version 1.6.7 or lower is installed AND the plugin contains exploitable file inclusion code that handles user-supplied input without validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of Omnipress if available, or implement strict input validation on all file inclusion parameters to restrict which files can be included. Web Application Firewall rules can provide temporary mitigation.
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