File Away <= 3.9.9.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-2539
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-03-20 12:15:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:24:36 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.208110000 probability, percentile 0.955980000 (date 2026-04-08)

Problem Types: CWE-327 | CWE-327 CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application File Away Project File Away All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Thomstark File Away affected 3.9.9.0.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wordpress.org/plugins/file-away [email protected] wordpress.org Product
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b23bd5c-db27-4d63-8461-1f369... [email protected] www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encrypted.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org Product
github.com/whattheslime/file-away-exploit [email protected] github.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Sélim Lanouar (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-03-19T22:11:18.000ZDisclosed

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