CVE-2026-22434

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Local File Inclusion in AncoraThemes Crown Art

Publication date: 2026-03-05

Last updated on: 2026-03-09

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Crown Art crown-art allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Crown Art: from n/a through <= 1.2.11.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-03-05

Last Modified

2026-03-09

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-03-05

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-22434

EUVD

EUVD-2026-9560

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ancorathemes	crown_art	to 1.2.11 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-98	The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-22434 is a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the WordPress Crown Art Theme versions up to and including 1.2.11. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to include and display local files from the target website by exploiting improper control of filename for include/require statements in PHP.

This vulnerability is classified under OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection and can expose sensitive files such as those containing database credentials.

Impact Analysis

[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'Exploitation of this vulnerability could expose sensitive files on the affected website, including files with database credentials.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': "Depending on the website's configuration, this could lead to a full database takeover, posing a highly dangerous threat to the security and integrity of the site."}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'The vulnerability has a CVSS severity score of 8.1, indicating it is a high-priority threat expected to be exploited.'}] [1]

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate the CVE-2026-22434 Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Crown Art WordPress theme, users should immediately apply the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack to block attacks targeting this vulnerability.

Since no official patch is currently available for the theme, applying this mitigation is the best immediate protection until a safe patch can be developed, tested, and applied.

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