Local file inclusion in WordPress CleanSkin theme
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.
Summary
The AncoraThemes CleanSkin WordPress theme, versions through 1.5.0, has a local file inclusion flaw (CWE-98). The theme passes an unchecked filename to a PHP include statement, so an unauthenticated remote attacker can make the server include local files, though the attack has high complexity. The sources report no known exploitation.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in CleanSkin <= 1.5.0 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncoraThemes | CleanSkin | up to 1.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CleanSkin VendorAncoraThemes Affected up to 1.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for CleanSkin.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42724
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-pj87-37rp-wvh5
References
More AncoraThemes vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-46744 WordPress Adrena theme <= 1.2.14 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46743 WordPress Accalia theme <= 1.5.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46742 WordPress Abogado theme <= 1.18 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18078 WordPress Jardi theme <= 1.7.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-42724 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42724 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pj87-37rp-wvh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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