AncoraThemes Hypnotherapy Plugin up to 1.2.10 on WordPress filename control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in AncoraThemes Hypnotherapy Plugin up to 1.2.10 on WordPress and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to filename control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-22496. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AncoraThemes Hypnotherapy Plugin up to 1.2.10 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Hypnotherapy hypnotherapy allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hypnotherapy: from n/a through <= 1.2.10.

The weakness was published by Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22496 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/31/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Filename control
CWE: CWE-98
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/07/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +77 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-22496 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353195

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 18:34
Updated: 03/31/2026 06:38
Changes: 03/25/2026 18:34 (54), 03/31/2026 06:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:884:103

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