CVE-2024-3806: Porto <= 7.1.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via porto_ajax_posts

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-98

Description

The Porto theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0 via the 'porto_ajax_posts' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where php file type can be uploaded and included.

Affected products

P-THEMES Porto: through 7.1.0

References

https://themeforest.net/item/porto-responsive-wordpress-ecommerce-theme/9207399
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98ccc604-79c6-4be9-acb0-23fc82a31dfa?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/porto-responsive-wordpress-ecommerce-theme/9207399
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98ccc604-79c6-4be9-acb0-23fc82a31dfa?source=cve

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