ApusTheme Freeio Plugin up to 1.3.21 on WordPress filename control

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A vulnerability was found in ApusTheme Freeio Plugin up to 1.3.21 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-39679. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in ApusTheme Freeio Plugin up to 1.3.21 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ApusTheme Freeio freeio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Freeio: from n/a through <= 1.3.21.

The weakness was released by João Pedro S Alcântara. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-39679 since 04/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2026).

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• ApusTheme

Name

• Freeio Plugin

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.8
• 1.3.9
• 1.3.10
• 1.3.11
• 1.3.12
• 1.3.13
• 1.3.14
• 1.3.15
• 1.3.16
• 1.3.17
• 1.3.18
• 1.3.19
• 1.3.20
• 1.3.21

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