CVE-2025-22784 WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can trick users into deleting arbitrary files via CSRF in the Background Control 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-2025-22784?
CVE-2025-22784 is a high-severity vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control, published on 15 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22784?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv.