CVE-2025-10749 Missing authorization in Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary media files due to missing capability checks in the Azure Storage plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10749?
CVE-2025-10749 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress, published on 24 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthorized Arbitrary Media Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1. This is due to missing capability checks on the 'azure-storage-media-replace' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to delete arbitrary media files from the WordPress Media Library via the replace_attachment parameter granted they can access the nonce which is exposed to all authenticated users.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10749?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-10749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2p9m-8642-6w2j.