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CVE-2026-28039: wordpress wpdatatables PHP Remote File Inclusion

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
Published 05-03-2026Last modified 28-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-28039 is a high (CVSS 8.1) PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability in wordpress wpdatatables. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 6.5.0.2.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in wpDataTables wpDataTables wpdatatables allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects wpDataTables: from n/a through <= 6.5.0.1.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.14 pp

From 0.35% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • wpdatatables≤ 6.5.0.1 (fixed in 6.5.0.2)
Wpdatatables1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links