CVE-2025-2539

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

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFile AwayFile Away

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 3.9.9.0.1
File Away· Thomstarkwordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 3.9.9.0.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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