Path Traversal in Post Slides
CVE-2025-15491
The Post Slides WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as with contributor or higher roles to perform LFI attacks
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.003 (17.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Unknown Post Slides — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-15491?
- CVE-2025-15491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Post Slides, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-15491?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.