CVE-2025-53259 WordPress Hotel Booking plugin <= 3.7 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion flaw in the Hotel Booking 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-2025-53259?
CVE-2025-53259 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nicdark Hotel Booking, published on 27 Jun 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 nicdark Hotel Booking nd-booking allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Hotel Booking: from n/a through <= 3.7.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53259?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53259 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-2025-53259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjx7-xg8q-vm34.