WordPress include-file plugin <= 1 - Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability

published 2025-04-03 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-14798

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in tstafford include-file include-file allows Path Traversal.This issue affects include-file: from n/a through <= 1.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2025-04-03)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

tstafford include-file

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/include-file/vulnerability/wordpress-include-file-1-arbitrary-file-download-vulnera
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-30596
NVD CVE-2025-30596

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