CVE-2025-22305 is a PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Hero Banner Ultimate plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.4.2. This flaw, categorized as CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement), allows an authenticated attacker to include arbitrary local files on the server. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, <= 1.4.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:essentialplugin:hero_banner_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.