PHP File Inclusion (RFI/LFI)Weakness · CWE-98

CVE-2026-39623

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-04-08
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in kutethemes Biolife biolife allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Biolife: from n/a through <= 3.2.3.

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 · high confidence

A PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability exists in the kutethemes Biolife theme (version <= 3.2.3) where user-controlled input is improperly used in include/require statements without sufficient validation. An attacker can manipulate the filename parameter to read sensitive local files from the server, potentially exposing configuration files, credentials, or other sensitive data.

MitigationUpgrade to a patched version of the Biolife theme that properly validates and sanitizes all file inclusion parameters, or implement input validation using whitelist approaches to restrict included files to expected paths only.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Biolife theme installation
    Search your web server's document root for the 'biolife' or 'kutethemes' theme directory. Common paths include /wp-content/themes/biolife/ (WordPress) or /catalog/view/theme/biolife/ (eCommerce platforms).
    Affected if The Biolife theme directory exists on the server.
  2. Identify the installed theme version
    Open the theme's main style.css, version.php, or theme.json file and locate the version declaration. Compare your version number against any officially listed vulnerable versions.
    Affected if The installed version falls within an affected range or cannot be verified as patched.
  3. Search for vulnerable include/require patterns
    Grep the theme directory for dynamic include/require statements that use user-controlled variables, such as: include($_GET['file']); require($theme_dir . $_POST['path']); or similar patterns with $_REQUEST, $_GET, or $_POST in file path arguments.
    Affected if Dynamic file inclusion calls using unsanitized input parameters are found in the theme code.
  4. Identify exposed file path parameters
    Review your application's URL parameters, form inputs, and AJAX endpoints for any parameters that accept file paths (e.g., ?file=, ?path=, ?page=, ?template=). Test if these parameters can be manipulated to reference files outside the intended directory.
    Affected if Parameters that accept file paths are accessible and accept arbitrary input without validation.
  5. Verify direct access to PHP files in include directories
    Attempt to access known theme include files directly via HTTP (e.g., /include/header.php?file=../../../../etc/passwd) using a safe test payload to confirm whether the LFI vulnerability is exploitable.
    Affected if The application returns file contents from outside the intended directory based on the parameter input.

A system is affected if the Biolife theme is installed, contains dynamic include/require statements using unsanitized input, and exposes parameters that accept file paths which can be manipulated to include arbitrary files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched version of the Biolife theme that properly validates and sanitizes all file inclusion parameters, or implement input validation using whitelist approaches to restrict included files to expected paths only.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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