CVE-2025-60223 WordPress WPBot Pro Wordpress Chatbot plugin <= 13.6.5 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

High 7.7 Published Updated

Subscribers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal in the WPBot Pro WordPress Chatbot 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-2025-60223?

CVE-2025-60223 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in QuantumCloud WPBot Pro Wordpress Chatbot, published on 17 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Subscriber Arbitrary File Deletion in WPBot Pro Wordpress Chatbot <= 13.6.5 versions.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60223?

How do I fix CVE-2025-60223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60223 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-2025-60223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqph-72cw-j26v.

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