CVE-2025-39470 WordPress Ivy School theme <= 1.6.0 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Ivy School WordPress theme to perform local file inclusion and read sensitive files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-39470?
CVE-2025-39470 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ThimPress Ivy School, published on 18 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in ThimPress Ivy School ivy-school allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Ivy School: from n/a through <= 1.6.0.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39470?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39470 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-2025-39470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmwp-442v-8qqq.