CVE-2025-2539
HIGHEPSS 72th pctlDescription
The File Away plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.9.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, leveraging the use of a reversible weak algorithm, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://github.com/whattheslime/file-away-exploit?tab=readme-ov-file
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encrypted.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-away/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b23bd5c-db27-4d63-8461-1f36958a2ff6?source=cve
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.