CVE-2026-22498
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 Elated-Themes Laurent laurent allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Laurent: from n/a through <= 3.1.
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 · moderate confidenceThis is a PHP File Inclusion vulnerability in the Laurent theme where user-supplied input is used without proper validation in include/require statements, allowing attackers to include arbitrary local (or potentially remote) PHP files. This can lead to sensitive file disclosure or remote 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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Identify if the Laurent theme is in useSearch your web root for theme files named 'laurent', 'Laurent', or theme configuration files referencing this theme name. Check your CMS or framework's theme directory.Affected if The Laurent theme is installed and active in your web application
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Locate include/require statements using user inputSearch the theme source code for patterns like 'include($_GET', 'require($_GET', 'include($', 'require($' where the variable来源 could be from request parameters. Look for files in the theme's template or include directories.Affected if Code exists that passes user-supplied input directly to include/require statements without validation
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Identify vulnerable entry pointsReview your web server logs or application routes to identify which URL parameters or POST data flow into the include/require calls found in step 2. Common parameter names include 'page', 'template', 'file', 'path', 'view', or 'lang'.Affected if User-controlled parameters can reach the include/require statements without sanitization
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Check PHP configuration for remote file inclusionInspect your php.ini file or run 'php -i' to check the value of 'allow_url_include'. Also verify 'allow_url_fopen' status.Affected if allow_url_include is enabled (set to 1 or On), allowing remote file inclusion attacks
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Compare installed theme version to any known fixesCheck the theme's version file, composer.json, or header comment in main theme PHP files. Search the vendor or theme directory for version identifiers.Affected if The installed version is older than any patched version released by the theme vendor, or no version information is available indicating the vulnerability may exist
You are affected if the Laurent theme is installed and contains include/require statements that use unsanitized user input from request parameters.
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 dataSanitize all input used in include/require statements by implementing allowlist validation, using basename() and realpath() to resolve and verify file paths, and disable allow_url_include in php.ini to prevent remote file inclusion.
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