CVE-2025-31015 WordPress SMTP Service, Email Delivery Solved! — MailHawk plugin <= 1.3.1 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the MailHawk plugin to read sensitive files or execute arbitrary code on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31015?
CVE-2025-31015 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adrian Tobey WordPress SMTP Service, Email Delivery Solved! — MailHawk, published on 11 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Adrian Tobey WordPress SMTP Service, Email Delivery Solved! — MailHawk mailhawk allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects WordPress SMTP Service, Email Delivery Solved! — MailHawk: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31015?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31015 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-2025-31015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr96-v85m-7xhc.