CVE-2025-11692 Zip Attachments <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Limited File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files from the WordPress upload directory due to missing authorization checks in the Zip Attachments plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11692?
CVE-2025-11692 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in quicoto Zip Attachments, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing authorization and capability checks on the download.php file in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files from the current wp_upload_dir directory.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11692?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11692 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-2025-11692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr2c-fv9j-f272.