Vulnerability in File Away Project
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, 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.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- File Away Project
- Thomstark File Away — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b23bd5c-db27-4d63-8461-1f369… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encry… (Product)
- wordpress.org/plugins/file-away/ (Product)
- github.com/whattheslime/file-away-exploit
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2539?
- CVE-2025-2539 is a high-severity vulnerability in File Away Project, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2539?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2539 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.