CVE-2025-23949 WordPress Improved Sale Badges – Free Version Plugin <= 1.0.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Improved Sale Badges plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23949?
CVE-2025-23949 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in dzeriho Improved Sale Badges – Free Version, published on 22 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 dzeriho Improved Sale Badges – Free Version improved-sale-badges-free-version allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Improved Sale Badges – Free Version: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23949?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23949 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-2025-23949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w89-r7hw-4xgj.