CVE-2025-10176
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-12
Last updated on: 2025-09-15
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordfence | plugin_archiver | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver plugin for WordPress, where insufficient file path validation in the prepare_items function allows authenticated users with Administrator-level access or higher to delete arbitrary files on the server. This can lead to serious consequences such as remote code execution if critical files like wp-config.php are deleted.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker with Administrator-level access to delete any file on the server, potentially causing denial of service, loss of data, or enabling remote code execution by deleting critical files. This can compromise the entire WordPress site and server security.