CVE-2025-23422 WordPress Store Locator plugin <= 3.98.10 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Store Locator plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23422?
CVE-2025-23422 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in moaluko Store Locator, published on 24 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in moaluko Store Locator store-locator allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Store Locator: from n/a through <= 3.98.10.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23422?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23422?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23422 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-2025-23422 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23422 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rr7g-g6mc-fp64.