CVE-2025-6043 Missing authorization in Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary files via missing capability checks, potentially leading to remote code execution when advanced mode is enabled.
- 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-2025-6043?
CVE-2025-6043 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor, published on 16 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable when advanced mode is enabled on the site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6043?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6043?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-6043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mg9f-f46c-6cm7.