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CVE-2025-2539

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-2539 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the File Away WordPress plugin (versions up to 3.9.9.0.1). It allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the server due to a missing capability check and the use of a weak, reversible algorithm. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a high impact on confidentiality. While not yet in CISA's KEV catalog, a Nuclei template exists, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.9.9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_away_project:file_away:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2025-2539 · Mar 25, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0161 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / whattheslime/file-away-exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encrypted.php
Product
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats.php
Product
wordpress.org / plugins/file-away
Product
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b23bd5c-db27-4d63-8461-1f36958a2ff6
Third Party Advisory