CVE-2025-2539 (GCVE-0-2025-2539)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-20 11:11 – Updated: 2025-03-20 13:18
VLAI?
Title
File Away <= 3.9.9.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thomstark File Away Affected: * , ≤ 3.9.9.0.1 (semver)
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Credits
Sélim Lanouar
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