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CVE-2025-2539
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,…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| File Away Project | File Away | through 3.9.9.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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