CVE-2026-28059
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 Dermatology Clinic dermatology-clinic allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Dermatology Clinic: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.
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 confidenceThis is a PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the ThemeREX Dermatology Clinic WordPress theme (version 1.4.3 and below). The vulnerability stems from improper control of filenames in include/require statements, allowing attackers to manipulate path parameters to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files, potentially leading to remote 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 Dermatology Clinic theme installationNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard under Appearance > Themes and verify if the Dermatology Clinic theme by ThemeREX is currently active or installed.Affected if The Dermatology Clinic theme by ThemeREX is installed and active on the WordPress site.
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Check installed theme versionAccess the theme stylesheet (usually at /wp-content/themes/dermatology-clinic/style.css) and locate the 'Version:' header in the file comments, or check via WordPress admin theme details panel.Affected if The reported version is 1.4.3 or any version lower than 1.4.3.
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Identify PHP files with include/require statementsScan the theme directory (typically /wp-content/themes/dermatology-clinic/) for PHP files containing include(), include_once(), require(), or require_once() statements that use variables in the file path (e.g., include($some_var); or include($_GET['parameter']);).Affected if Any PHP file in the theme uses dynamic file inclusion with unsanitized variable input, especially parameters controllable via URL request.
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Check for vulnerable path parametersExamine the theme PHP files for file inclusion functions that accept path parameters from user input (GET/POST requests), looking for patterns where file paths are directly passed without validation (e.g., $_GET['template'], $_REQUEST['file'], or similar).Affected if The theme contains file inclusion code that processes user-supplied parameters without proper input validation or whitelisting.
A user is affected if the ThemeREX Dermatology Clinic theme version 1.4.3 or below is installed AND the theme contains PHP files with dynamic file inclusion using unsanitized user input parameters.
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 the latest version of the Dermatology Clinic theme when a patch is released. As a temporary measure, implement strict input validation on all file inclusion parameters and consider deploying a WAF to block malicious inclusion attempts.
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