FKIE_CVE-2025-2539

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-03-20 12:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:07
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://github.com/whattheslime/file-away-exploit?tab=readme-ov-file
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encrypted.phpProduct
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats.phpProduct
security@wordfence.comhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/file-away/#developersProduct
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b23bd5c-db27-4d63-8461-1f36958a2ff6?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
file_away_project file_away *
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          "product": "File Away",
          "vendor": "thomstark",
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    }
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    },
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      "value": "El complemento File Away para WordPress es vulnerable al acceso no autorizado a datos debido a la falta de una comprobaci\u00f3n de capacidad en la funci\u00f3n ajax() en todas las versiones hasta la 3.9.9.0.1 incluida. Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados, aprovechando un algoritmo d\u00e9bil reversible, lean el contenido de archivos arbitrarios en el servidor, que pueden contener informaci\u00f3n confidencial."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2025-2539",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:07:08.397",
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}



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