File Away <= 3.9.9.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01685 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thomstark | File Away | up to 3.9.9.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- File Away Vendorthomstark Affected up to 3.9.9.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:file_away_project:file_away:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.9.9.0.1 | Vulnerable | File Away Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:file_away_project:file_away:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.9.9.0.1 Vulnerable ·File Away Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2539
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c39q-wr4f-xpw7
References
Other 4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_stats.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-away/trunk/lib/cls/class.fileaway_encrypted.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/file-away/#developers
- https://github.com/whattheslime/file-away-exploit?tab=readme-ov-file
More thomstark vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07793 Formidable Kinetic <= 1.1.01 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-2539 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2539 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c39q-wr4f-xpw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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