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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2019-25779

WooThemes Diarise 1.5.9 Local File Disclosure

WooThemes / Diarise · 0 to <= 1.5.9

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Severity
CVSS 8.7 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation attempts observed in the wild
EPSS
0.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2019-25779 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting WooThemes Diarise. WooThemes Diarise through 1.5.9 contains a file read vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files through...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

WooThemes / Diarise 0 to <= 1.5.9.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

WooThemes Diarise 1.5.9 Local File Disclosure

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.

WooThemes Affected
Diarise
Through 1.5.9
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Published
22 Oct 2026
Exploitation Attempts Reported
22 Oct 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

php

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation attempts observed in the wild

CVE

Recorded 22 Oct 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

CVE

Recorded 22 Oct 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-10-22 11:10 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

8.7 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

0.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

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

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 8.7 High

CVSS: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 v3.1 7.5 High

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

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

CXSecurity WLB-2019050123

cve · Created Unknown

Packet Storm 152773

cve · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 11:10 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 11:10 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  3. 10:57 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 20:25 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2019-25779",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.7,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00447,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}