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CVE-2025-30594 (GCVE-0-2025-30594)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-01 05:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:11
VLAI
Title
WordPress Include URL plugin <= 0.3.5 Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in samsk Include URL include-url allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Include URL: from n/a through <= 0.3.5.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-01 16:17 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
samsk Include URL Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.3.5 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:36
Credits
timomangcut | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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