CVE-2025-30594 WordPress Include URL plugin <= 0.3.5 Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Include URL WordPress plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30594?
CVE-2025-30594 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in samsk Include URL, published on 1 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30594?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30594 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-2025-30594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh24-4hr4-phwj.