CVE-2026-27993
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 ThemeREX Aldo aldo allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Aldo: from n/a through <= 1.0.10.
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 · moderate confidenceA Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the ThemeREX Aldo WordPress theme (versions up to 1.0.10) allows attackers to manipulate filename parameters in PHP include/require statements to read arbitrary files from the server file system, potentially exposing sensitive configuration files or enabling 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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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Confirm ThemeREX Aldo theme is installedCheck the WordPress themes directory (wp-content/themes/) for the 'aldo' folder, or query the WordPress database for active themesAffected if The aldo theme folder exists in the themes directory
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Identify the installed Aldo theme versionOpen the theme's style.css file in wp-content/themes/aldo/ and locate the 'Version:' header, or check theme.json or version.php if presentAffected if The reported version is 1.0.10 or below, or no version is declared (implying an unpatched legacy version)
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Locate vulnerable file inclusion codeSearch within the wp-content/themes/aldo/ directory for PHP files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variable parameters (e.g., include($file), require($_GET['filename'])Affected if PHP files in the theme accept filename parameters through GET/POST requests without sanitization
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Test if the file inclusion parameter is accessible via HTTPSend a crafted HTTP request to common theme template files (e.g., index.php, single.php, page.php) with a modified filename parameter (e.g., ?filename=../../wp-config.php) to observe if the server returns file contentsAffected if The server responds with contents of arbitrary files outside the web root, confirming the LFI is exploitable
A user is affected if the ThemeREX Aldo theme is installed with version 1.0.10 or lower AND the theme exposes file inclusion parameters that can be manipulated to read arbitrary files.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of the Aldo theme if available; otherwise, implement strict input validation on file inclusion parameters and disable allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include in PHP configuration.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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