Post Slides Plugin up to 1.0.1 on WordPress Shortcode file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Post Slides Plugin up to 1.0.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Shortcode Handler. Performing a manipulation results in file inclusion. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-15491. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Post Slides Plugin up to 1.0.1 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code block of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Post Slides WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not validate some shortcode attributes before using them to generate paths passed to include function/s, allowing any authenticated users such as with contributor or higher roles to perform LFI attacks

The weakness was released by Khaled Alenazi. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-15491 since 01/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-206894). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/08/2026 CVE reserved
02/07/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
02/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/10/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Khaled Alenazi
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-15491 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344811
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2026 08:30
Updated: 02/10/2026 12:04
Changes: 02/07/2026 08:30 (55), 02/08/2026 15:08 (1), 02/10/2026 12:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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