# CVE-2019-25779: WooThemes Diarise arbitrary file read in download.php

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-25779-woothemes-diarise-through-1-5-9-contains-a-file-read  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-22. Updated: 2026-10-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2019-25779 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-22

WooThemes Diarise is a WordPress theme that handles calendar-related functionality. The theme's download.php file contains a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server by manipulating the calendar parameter with file:// scheme paths, potentially exposing sensitive data like system configuration files.

Vendors: [WooThemes](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/woothemes).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-25779 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-25779 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2019-25779?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 22 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WooThemes Diarise through 1.5.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2019-25779?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2019-25779 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2019-25779?** Check whether you run WooThemes Diarise at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a local file inclusion (LFI) / arbitrary file read in the download.php file of the Diarise WordPress theme. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft GET requests with file:// URI scheme paths in the calendar parameter to retrieve arbitrary files. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction and allows disclosure of sensitive files such as /etc/passwd.

## Affected products

- WooThemes Diarise through 1.5.9

## Timeline

- 2019-05-07: disclosed
- 2023-10-19: exploited: Exploitation evidence observed by Shadowserver Foundation

## References

- [https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019050123](https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019050123)
- [https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/diarise-theme-lfi.yaml](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/diarise-theme-lfi.yaml)