Unauthenticated local file inclusion in WordPress Backhoe 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 Mymoun Backhoe WordPress theme, up to and including 2.0, contains a local file inclusion flaw (CWE-98). A remote attacker without authentication can make the PHP code include local files by controlling a filename, and the attack is hard to carry out. A successful attack can affect confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Backhoe <= 2.0 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Backhoe.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-62075
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-qvmm-v8hf-wfx2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-62075 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-62075 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qvmm-v8hf-wfx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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