CVE-2026-22415
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 AncoraThemes The Mounty the-mounty allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects The Mounty: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 confidenceThis is a PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the The Mounty WordPress theme by AncoraThemes. The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate filename parameters in include/require statements to execute arbitrary PHP code, potentially leading to complete system compromise.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 The Mounty theme is installedLocate the AncoraThemes The Mounty theme files in your WordPress or CMS installation directory (typically under /wp-content/themes/ or similar). Look for the theme folder named 'the-mounty', 'mounty', or similar.Affected if The Mounty theme by AncoraThemes is present in the environment
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Determine the installed theme versionOpen the theme's main style.css, functions.php, or a dedicated version file within the theme directory. Look for a 'Version:' declaration or version constant. Compare this version number against the affected range (versions up to and including 1.1).Affected if The theme version is 1.1 or lower, or if no version can be determined (indicating an older unpatched release)
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Identify file inclusion code patternsSearch the theme's PHP files (particularly in directories like /functions/, /includes/, or root theme files) for dynamic include, require, include_once, or require_once statements. Look for patterns where variables are used directly in these statements, such as 'include($file)', 'require($_GET[...])', or similar constructs.Affected if Dynamic include/require statements using variables or user-supplied input are found in the theme code
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Verify user input reaches file inclusion functionsTrace the identified include/require statements backward to determine if they receive input from $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or other user-controllable sources. Check if the input is used directly or after minimal validation in the include/require call.Affected if User-controlled parameters (from URL, form submission, or cookies) flow directly into include or require statements without proper validation
The environment is affected if the AncoraThemes The Mounty theme version 1.1 or lower is installed AND dynamic file inclusion code that processes user input is present in the theme files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataDisable or restrict the affected theme immediately and implement web application firewall rules to block directory traversal patterns in request parameters until an official patch is available.
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