CVE-2025-39491 WordPress WHMpress plugin <= 6.2-revision-9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the WHMpress WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2025-39491?
CVE-2025-39491 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in WHMpress, published on 16 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal vulnerability in WHMPress WHMpress allows Path Traversal. This issue affects WHMpress: from 6.2 through revision.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39491?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39491?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39491 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-2025-39491 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39491 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72pr-qv32-rvf8.