RTMKit <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited Local File Inclusion via 'template' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
The RTMKit (rometheme-for-elementor) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 2.0.7 This is due to insufficient path validation on the 'template' parameter in the render_templates AJAX endpoint, which is used directly in a require/include statement without sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to include and execute files on the server ending in _templates.php, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5137
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g8c-cjxj-24g2
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22172d16-bcde-4516-bce0-222fbb7a76f7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rometheme-for-elementor/tags/2.0.3/Inc/Modules/Templatekits/TemplatekitAPI.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rometheme-for-elementor/trunk/Inc/Modules/Templatekits/TemplatekitAPI.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3568335/rometheme-for-elementor/trunk/Inc/Modules/Templatekits/TemplatekitAPI.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Frometheme-for-elementor/tags/2.0.7&new_path=%2Frometheme-for-elementor/tags/2.0.8
More rometheme vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-22181 WordPress RomethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 1.5.4 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation to RCE vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-38388 WordPress RTMKit plugin <= 1.6.5 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-58253 WordPress RTMKit plugin <= 2.1.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-02956 RTMKit Addons for Elementor <= 2.0.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion via 'path' CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-22389 WordPress RomethemeKit For Elementor plugin <= 1.4.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-58264 WordPress RTMKit plugin <= 2.1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-5137 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5137 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g8c-cjxj-24g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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