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

CVE-2026-57749

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-07-02
Mitigation only
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click 7 weeks old

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
Contributor Local File Inclusion in SportsPress Pro <= 2.7.29 versions.

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 confidence

Local File Inclusion vulnerability in SportsPress Pro allows authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by manipulating file path parameters.

MitigationUpgrade SportsPress Pro to a version beyond 2.7.29. If no patched version is available, review and restrict contributor-level permissions and audit the plugin's file inclusion logic for proper path sanitization.

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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

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  1. Confirm SportsPress Pro is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory for the SportsPress Pro plugin folder, typically at /wp-content/plugins/sportspress-pro/, or look for SportsPress Pro in the WordPress admin plugins list.
    Affected if SportsPress Pro plugin is present on the WordPress site
  2. Identify the installed SportsPress Pro version
    Open the main plugin file (sportspress-pro.php) and check the Version header in the plugin comment block, or query the wp_options table for the 'sportspress_pro_version' option if available.
    Affected if The version is 2.7.29 or earlier (no patched version beyond 2.7.29 is confirmed)
  3. Verify contributor-level user accounts exist
    Navigate to WordPress admin under Users > All Users and check for users with the Contributor role, or query the wp_usermeta table where meta_key = 'wp_capabilities' and meta_value contains 'contributor'.
    Affected if Any contributor-level user accounts are present on the site
  4. Inspect file inclusion endpoints in SportsPress
    Review the SportsPress Pro plugin files for functions that accept file path parameters (such as include, require, fopen, file_get_contents with user-controlled input), typically in admin or public facing files that handle template or file loading.
    Affected if File inclusion functions with unsanitized path parameters are found in the plugin code

A site is affected if SportsPress Pro version 2.7.29 or earlier is installed AND contributor-level user accounts exist, allowing authenticated contributors to exploit file path manipulation in the plugin.

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 SportsPress Pro to a version beyond 2.7.29. If no patched version is available, review and restrict contributor-level permissions and audit the plugin's file inclusion logic for proper path sanitization.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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