CVE-2026-22442
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 LaunchandSell Tribe tribe allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Tribe: from n/a through <= 1.7.3.
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 · moderate confidencePHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in LaunchandSell Tribe plugin version <= 1.7.3 allows attackers to include arbitrary local PHP files via improper control of filename parameters in include/require statements, potentially leading to code execution.
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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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Verify Tribe plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate the 'LaunchandSell Tribe' plugin, or inspect the plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/launchandsell-tribe/ for the 'Version' comment tagAffected if Plugin version is 1.7.3 or lower, or version field is missing entirely (indicating unpatched install)
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Identify vulnerable include/require patternsSearch plugin PHP files for include, require, include_once, or require_once statements that use variable parameters without sanitization, using grep: grep -r '\$_[A-Z].*include\|require' wp-content/plugins/launchandsell-tribe/Affected if Any include/require statement uses unsanitized user input (e.g., $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST) directly in the file path
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Check for unsafe file parameter handlingInspect the identified vulnerable files for file inclusion functions that accept parameters without realpath(), basename(), or whitelist validationAffected if File inclusion code does not validate that the supplied parameter points to an allowed directory or uses basename() to strip directory traversal sequences
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Confirm the plugin is activeCheck WordPress database wp_options table for option_name 'active_plugins' or view the Plugins > Installed Plugins page in adminAffected if The LaunchandSell Tribe plugin is currently activated, making the vulnerable code reachable
User is affected if the LaunchandSell Tribe plugin version is 1.7.3 or lower AND the plugin is active AND vulnerable include/require code using unsanitized input is present in the installation.
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 to a patched version of the Tribe plugin if available; otherwise implement strict input validation on all file inclusion parameters and consider deploying a WAF rule to block directory traversal patterns (e.g., ../).
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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