CVE-2025-22305 WordPress Hero Banner Ultimate plugin <= 1.4.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the Hero Banner Ultimate plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22305?
CVE-2025-22305 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Essential Plugin Hero Banner Ultimate, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Essential Plugin Hero Banner Ultimate hero-banner-ultimate allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hero Banner Ultimate: from n/a through <= 1.4.4.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22305?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-22305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2jh-5338-vh22.