CVE-2025-22305: WordPress Hero Banner Ultimate plugin <= 1.4.4 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-98

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.

Affected products

Essential Plugin Hero Banner Ultimate: through 1.4.4

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hero-banner-ultimate/vulnerability/wordpress-hero-banner-ultimate-plugin-1-4-2-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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