CVE-2025-8575
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | * |
| wordfence | lws_cleaner | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-36 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability in the LWS Cleaner plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with Administrator-level access or higher to delete arbitrary files on the server due to insufficient validation of file paths in the 'lws_cl_delete_file' function. 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? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with Administrator-level access to delete any file on the server, potentially causing denial of service or enabling remote code execution. This could compromise the entire WordPress site and server, leading to data loss, site downtime, and unauthorized control over the server.