CVE-2025-14829 e-xact-hosted-payment <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via insufficient path validation in the E-xact Hosted Payment WordPress 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-2025-14829?
CVE-2025-14829 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Unknown E-xact | Hosted Payment |, published on 13 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The E-xact | Hosted Payment | WordPress plugin through 2.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14829?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-14829 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-14829 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q25w-gj9h-7rj6.