CVE-2025-15491 Post Slides <= 1.0.1 - Contributor+ Local File Inclusion
Authenticated contributors can exploit unvalidated shortcode attributes to perform local file inclusion and read arbitrary files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15491?
CVE-2025-15491 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Post Slides, published on 7 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Post Slides WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as with contributor or higher roles to perform LFI attacks
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15491?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-15491 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15491 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gc8-w359-35hg.