CVE-2026-22412
Published: 05 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-22412 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 38.1th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires validation of user-supplied filenames prior to use in PHP include/require statements, directly preventing local file inclusion by rejecting malicious paths.
Mandates timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific flaw in Eona theme versions through 1.3, eliminating the vulnerability.
Enforces restrictions on filename inputs to the PHP code, such as whitelisting allowed paths, to limit exploitation of improper filename controls.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) and facilitates reading local files for data collection (T1005) and extracting credentials from files like wp-config.php (T1552.001).
NVD Description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Eona eona allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Eona: from n/a through <= 1.3.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-22412 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Mikado-Themes Eona WordPress theme. This flaw impacts Eona versions from n/a through 1.3 and was published on 2026-03-05. It is associated with CWE-98 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network by leveraging the high-complexity attack vector, potentially achieving unauthorized access to local files on the server through the Local File Inclusion mechanism in the theme's PHP code.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/eona/vulnerability/wordpress-eona-theme-1-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Eona theme version 1.3.
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