CVE-2025-31053 WordPress KBx Pro Ultimate plugin < 8.0.5 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the KBx Pro Ultimate WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31053?
CVE-2025-31053 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in quantumcloud KBx Pro Ultimate, published on 23 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in quantumcloud KBx Pro Ultimate knowledgebase-helpdesk-pro allows Path Traversal.This issue affects KBx Pro Ultimate: from n/a through < 8.0.5.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31053?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31053 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-2025-31053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wr9-p53c-hqrq.