CVE-2019-25779

WooThemes Diarise through 1.5.9 contains a file read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through the calendar parameter of download.php. Attackers can send GET requests with file:// scheme paths to the calendar parameter to disclose sensitive files like /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

CVSS 4.0

8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-10-22

Modified

2026-10-22

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-23

References

• https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019050123
• https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/diarise-theme-lfi.yaml
• https://packetstorm.news/files/id/152773/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/woothemes-diarise-1.5.9-local-file-disclosure-via-download-php

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