ThemeREX Vapester Plugin up to 1.1.10 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in ThemeREX Vapester Plugin up to 1.1.10 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-28077. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ThemeREX Vapester Plugin up to 1.1.10 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeREX Vapester vapester allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Vapester: from n/a through <= 1.1.10.

The weakness was presented by Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-28077 since 02/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/07/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Filename control
CWE: CWE-98
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/25/2026 CVE reserved
03/05/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
03/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/07/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-28077 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28077
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349088

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2026 08:21
Updated: 03/07/2026 15:10
Changes: 03/05/2026 08:21 (54), 03/07/2026 03:17 (11), 03/07/2026 15:10 (1)
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