CVE-2025-25093 WordPress Child Themes Helper plugin <= 2.2.7 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can trick users into deleting arbitrary files via CSRF in the Child Themes Helper WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25093?
CVE-2025-25093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in paulswarthout Child Themes Helper, published on 7 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in paulswarthout Child Themes Helper child-themes-helper allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Child Themes Helper: from n/a through <= 2.2.7.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25093?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-25093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vgh-g7qv-3gpr.