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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-09-29 09:00

Modified

2026-10-01 09:55

Summary

Details

An unauthenticated attacker can make get_page_template() page-template resolution include a chosen readable local .php file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Bitnami",
        "name": "wordpress",
        "purl": "pkg:bitnami/wordpress"
      },
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        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "7.1.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "SEMVER"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "type": "CVSS_V3"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-87902"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE.",
  "id": "BIT-wordpress-2026-87902",
  "modified": "2026-10-01T09:55:18.588Z",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:00:28.803Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-7hp8-65ch-5whp"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87902"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/cve-2026-87902-attackers-started-probing-wordpress-sites-hours-after-the-patch/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-87902"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.6.2"
}

CVE-2026-87902 (GCVE-0-2026-87902)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-22 16:44 – Updated: 2026-09-26 03:55

Summary

An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution include a chosen readable local `.php` file outside the active theme directories. If relevant pre-conditions for both the server and the active theme are met, this can lead to RCE.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-98 - Remote File Inclusion

Assigner

hackerone mitre root Scorecard

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/se…
https://patchstack.com/articles/cve-2026-87902-at…	third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
WordPress	WordPress	Affected: 0 , < 7.1.2 (semver)

Credits

Robert (ressl)

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