What is CVE-2025-4419?

CVE-2025-4419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hot-Themes Hot Random Image, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2025-4419?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-4419 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Hot-Themes Hot Random Image

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hot-themes Hot_random_image
Hotwptemplates Hot Random Image — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4419?: CVE-2025-4419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hot-Themes Hot Random Image, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2025-4419?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-4419 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.