ThemeREX Mahogany Plugin up to 2.9 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ThemeREX Mahogany Plugin up to 2.9 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in filename control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-28085. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ThemeREX Mahogany Plugin up to 2.9 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeREX Mahogany mahogany allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Mahogany: from n/a through <= 2.9.

The weakness was released by Bonds. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-28085 since 02/25/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-9740). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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: Bonds
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-28085 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-28085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-349101
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2026 08:24
Updated: 03/07/2026 15:28
Changes: 03/05/2026 08:24 (54), 03/05/2026 08:30 (1), 03/07/2026 03:25 (11), 03/07/2026 15:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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