CVE-2025-39491

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—

8.1

Path Traversal vulnerability in WHMPress WHMpress allows Path Traversal. This issue affects WHMpress: from 6.2 through revision.

CVSS v3: 8.1
EG Score: 8.1(medium)
EPSS: 60.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 16, 2025

Last Modified

April 28, 2026

References (1)

audit@patchstackhttps://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/whmpress/vulnerability/wordpress-whmpress-plugin-6-2-revision-9-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-39491?

CVE-2025-39491 is a high vulnerability published on May 16, 2025. Path Traversal vulnerability in WHMPress WHMpress allows Path Traversal. This issue affects WHMpress: from 6.2 through revision.

When was CVE-2025-39491 disclosed?

CVE-2025-39491 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 16, 2025, with the most recent update on April 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-39491 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-39491 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 60.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-39491?

CVE-2025-39491 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-39491?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-39491, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2025-39491

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