Shared Files < 1.7.58 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.58 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector

Problem type

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected products

Unknown

Shared Files

< 1.7.58 - AFFECTED

References

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/893667a1-dc8f-476a-ac00-55752fface90/

exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-fwg5-qqw8-5x24

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.58 allows users with a role as low as Contributor...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwg5-qqw8-5x24

The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.58 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to download any file on the web server (such as wp-config.php) via a path traversal vector

nvd.nist.gov

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15433

wpscan.com

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/893667a1-dc8f-476a-ac00-55752fface90

github.com

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwg5-qqw8-5x24

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-15433

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