CVE-2025-22305 | BDVDB-2026-261439 Detail

Essential PluginHero Banner Ultimate

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.

Impact#

PHP Local File Inclusion

Weaknesses#

CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-01-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-04-28Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-01-07
Last modified: 2026-04-28

Vendor information

Vendor: Essential Plugin
Product: Hero Banner Ultimate

All Essential Plugin vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 47.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 1.4.4
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
1.4.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).