CVE-2026-28069
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 Le Truffe letruffe allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Le Truffe: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
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 · moderate confidencePHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in ThemeREX Le Truffe theme allows attackers to control filenames used in include/require statements, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution by including malicious local PHP files.
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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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Identify ThemeREX Le Truffe theme installationLocate the theme directory in the WordPress installation (typically wp-content/themes/le-truffe or similar) and verify the theme existsAffected if The Le Truffe theme directory is present on the server
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Check installed theme versionOpen the theme's style.css file in the theme directory and look for the 'Version:' header in the comment block at the topAffected if The version listed is 1.1.7 or lower
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Locate PHP files with file inclusion functionsSearch the theme directory for PHP files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements (e.g., grep -r 'include(' or 'require(' within the theme folder)Affected if PHP files in the theme use these functions to load external files
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Inspect file inclusion parameters for user inputExamine the identified include/require files to determine if parameters passed to these functions come from $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST superglobals without validationAffected if File inclusion functions receive unsanitized input from URL parameters or form submissions
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Test for LFI vulnerability (if accessible)If the vulnerable code is accessible via web request, attempt a controlled test by passing a known file path (e.g., ../../../../wp-config.php) to the parameter used in the include/require statementAffected if The server returns content from the included file, indicating the parameter is not properly sanitized
A user is affected if the ThemeREX Le Truffe theme version is 1.1.7 or lower AND the theme contains PHP files with include/require statements that accept unsanitized user input from request 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 dataImplement strict input validation on file inclusion parameters using whitelist approaches or disable allow_url_include; upgrade to patched version if available.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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