CVE-2026-22509
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 Gioia gioia allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Gioia: from n/a through <= 1.4.
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 confidenceA PHP Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Gioia theme by Elated-Themes allows attackers to manipulate file inclusion statements to execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted requests. The vulnerability stems from improper control of filenames in include/require statements, enabling traversal attacks.
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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 Gioia theme is installedCheck the WordPress themes directory (wp-content/themes/) for a folder named 'gioia' or 'Gioia'. List all installed themes and look for the Gioia theme by Elated-Themes.Affected if The Gioia theme folder exists in the WordPress themes directory.
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Identify Gioia theme versionOpen the theme's style.css file (wp-content/themes/gioia/style.css) and locate the 'Version:' header field in the theme comments. Alternatively, check theme.json if present.Affected if The installed version cannot be compared to a patched version because no version range was provided.
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Locate file inclusion functionalitySearch the theme's PHP files (particularly in the theme root and includes/ folders) for functions that include or require files using dynamic variables, such as include(), require(), or similar functions with user-controlled parameters.Affected if The theme contains PHP files with file inclusion functions that accept dynamic input.
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Identify vulnerable parametersExamine the identified inclusion functions to find URL parameters (typically via $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST) used in the include/require paths. Look for parameters that could allow path traversal (e.g., '../' sequences).Affected if File inclusion functions use unsanitized request parameters to construct file paths.
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Verify parameter accessibilityCheck if the identified vulnerable parameter can be accessed externally (not protected by auth checks or nonces) by examining the PHP code around the inclusion function.Affected if The vulnerable parameter is accessible to unauthenticated users without validation.
A user is affected if the Gioia theme is installed and contains accessible file inclusion code that uses unsanitized 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 dataUpdate Gioia theme to the latest patched version; if unavailable, migrate to an alternative theme or implement a WAF with LFI protection rules as a temporary measure.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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