CVE-2025-23819 WordPress WP Cloud plugin <= 1.4.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
An attacker can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the WP Cloud 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-2025-23819?
CVE-2025-23819 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Marco Milesi WP Cloud, published on 3 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Marco Milesi WP Cloud cloud allows Absolute Path Traversal.This issue affects WP Cloud: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23819?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23819 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-2025-23819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23819 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pchf-fw93-3p2f.