Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22425

High

Published: 05 March 2026

Published
05 March 2026
Modified
22 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 0.0050 39.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22425 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 39.1th 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).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-22425 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue that enables PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Sweet Jane WordPress theme developed by Elated-Themes. The vulnerability impacts all versions of Sweet Jane from n/a through 1.2. 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). The issue was published on 2026-03-05.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without requiring user interaction, though exploitation demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks allow attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling local file inclusion to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code depending on server configuration.

Mitigation details are available in advisories such as the Patchstack database entry for the WordPress Sweet Jane theme vulnerability at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/sweetjane/vulnerability/wordpress-sweet-jane-theme-1-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

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 Elated-Themes Sweet Jane sweetjane allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Sweet Jane: from n/a through <= 1.2.

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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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables T1190 (exploit public-facing application), facilitates T1005 (data from local system) and T1083 (file and directory discovery) via arbitrary local file inclusion for disclosure and potential code execution.

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the improper filename control flaw in the Sweet Jane theme's PHP include/require statements, eliminating the local file inclusion vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Enforces validation of user-supplied filenames to block malicious inputs that enable PHP local file inclusion in the vulnerable WordPress theme.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Establishes secure PHP configuration settings, such as open_basedir restrictions and disabling allow_url_include, to limit file access paths exploitable by the LFI vulnerability.

References