CVE-2026-22401
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in pavothemes Freshio freshio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Freshio: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceLocal File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Freshio WordPress theme allows attackers to include arbitrary PHP files from the server via improper validation of file path parameters in include/require statements. This can lead to sensitive file disclosure or remote code execution if an attacker can control or manipulate the included files.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Freshio theme installationNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin dashboard and verify if Freshio theme is installed and activatedAffected if Freshio theme is present and activated in the WordPress installation
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Identify Freshio theme versionIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes, click on Freshio theme details, and note the version number displayedAffected if Version cannot be determined or is lower than the patched version
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Check for vulnerable file inclusion endpointsExamine web application requests to identify parameters used in include/require statements; test by attempting to manipulate file path parameters (e.g., adding ../ path traversal sequences) in URLs that appear to load dynamic contentAffected if File path parameters are directly used in include/require without proper sanitization and are user-controllable via HTTP requests
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Inspect theme source code for vulnerable include patternsAccess Freshio theme files via FTP or file manager, locate PHP files containing include(), require(), include_once(), or require_once() statements, and verify if they use unsanitized user input for file pathsAffected if include/require statements use raw request parameters (e.g., $_GET, $_POST) without validation or path sanitization
If Freshio theme is installed and its file inclusion functionality accepts unsanitized user-controlled path parameters, the environment is affected by this LFI vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Freshio theme to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, implement strict input validation on all file inclusion parameters and restrict file paths to allowed directories.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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