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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4280

The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The Breaking News WP

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4280. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of The Breaking News WP is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Breaking News WP).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.85%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the brnwp_theme option value is passed directly to an include() statement in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode handler. While sanitize_text_field() is applied to user input, it does not strip directory traversal sequences (../). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the brnwp_theme option with a directory traversal payload (e.g., ../../../../etc/passwd) and subsequently trigger file inclusion of arbitrary files on the server when the shortcode is rendered.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • stated named in the record<= 1.3

How to fix CVE-2026-4280

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4280. EPSS is 0.85%. Act only if a listed version of The Breaking News WP is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 1.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the brnwp_theme option value is passed directly to an include() statement in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode ha

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the brnwp_theme option value is passed directly to an include() statement in the brnwp_show_breaking_news_wp() shortcode ha

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4280

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4280

    30-day exploitation probability 0.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4280

    The Breaking News WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This is due to the brnwp_ajax_form AJAX endpoint lacking both authorization checks and CSRF verification, combined with insufficient path validation when the

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.