CVE-2026-28117 describes an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability, specifically a PHP Local File Inclusion flaw, affecting axiomthemes smart SEO plugin versions up to and including 2.9. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention observed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 2.9CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:axiomthemes:smartseo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.