CVE-2025-25130 WordPress Delete Comments By Status plugin <= 1.5.3 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Delete Comments By Status plugin to read arbitrary files from the server.
- 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-2025-25130?
CVE-2025-25130 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Shah Alom Delete Comments By Status, published on 3 Mar 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
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Shah Alom Delete Comments By Status delete-comments-by-status allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Delete Comments By Status: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25130?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25130?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25130 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-2025-25130 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25130 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5w2-q3rj-2cpp.