CVE-2026-57804
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 CodexThemes TheGem Theme Elements (for Elementor) allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This issue affects TheGem Theme Elements (for Elementor): from n/a before 5.12.1.1.
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 TheGem Theme Elements for Elementor plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to include arbitrary local files on the server due to improper control of filename parameters in PHP include/require statements, potentially exposing sensitive system files, configuration data, or source code.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm TheGem Theme Elements plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory or wp-content/plugins/ for thegem-elementos or similar TheGem Elementor plugin folder, or list installed plugins via WordPress admin panelAffected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin's main PHP file for the Version header in the plugin comment block, or look in the plugin's readme.txt file under the 'Stable tag' fieldAffected if The version cannot be verified or is older than the patched release
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Locate PHP files handling file inclusion operationsSearch plugin directory for PHP files containing include, require, include_once, or require_once statements, especially those using variables in the path (e.g., include($file) or require($_GET['template']))Affected if File inclusion functions accept user-controlled parameters without sanitization
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Identify accessible endpoints triggering the vulnerable codeReview plugin PHP files for action= or template= parameters in URL routing code, and check if these endpoints are accessible without authenticationAffected if Unauthenticated endpoints exist that pass user input to file inclusion functions
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Review web server access logs for exploitation attemptsSearch access logs (typically in /var/log/apache2/ or /var/log/nginx/) for requests to the plugin containing ../ directory traversal patterns in query parametersAffected if Recent or historical requests contain ../ patterns targeting the plugin endpoints
A user is affected if TheGem Theme Elements for Elementor plugin is installed, contains file inclusion code using unsanitized user input, and has accessible endpoints that can be triggered without authentication.
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 TheGem Theme Elements to the latest patched version once released. Until then, implement WAF rules or input validation to block directory traversal patterns (e.g., ../) in request parameters and restrict file inclusion paths to expected directories.
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