Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22373

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published
20 February 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0043 34.0th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22373 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 34.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-22373 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, described as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Fooddy WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. The vulnerability impacts Fooddy versions from n/a through 1.3.10 and is associated with CWE-98.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) without requiring user interaction (UI:N) or privileges (PR:N), though exploitation demands high attack complexity (AC:H). Successful attacks result in high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), yielding a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1, with unchanged scope (S:U).

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/fooddy/vulnerability/wordpress-fooddy-theme-1-3-10-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability specifically in Fooddy theme version 1.3.10.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Fooddy fooddy allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Fooddy: from n/a through <= 1.3.10.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

CVE-2026-22373 is a network-accessible Local File Inclusion vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress theme, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates the improper filename control in PHP include/require by validating inputs to block malicious local file paths.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely patching or removal of the vulnerable Fooddy WordPress theme versions through <=1.3.10 to eliminate the LFI flaw.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Enforces PHP configuration settings like open_basedir restrictions or disabling allow_url_include to limit file access even if input validation fails.

References