Vulnerability Details CVE-2025-4419
The Hot Random Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 via the 'path' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to access arbitrary images with allowed extensions, outside of the originally intended directory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 15.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 4.3
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hot-random-image/tags/1.9.2/hot_random_image.php#L57
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3298033/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hot-random-image/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6628232-0bd1-4194-8322-36084b1eb0f7?source=cve
Products affected by CVE-2025-4419
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:1.9