CVE-2025-68862 WordPress Woo File Dropzone plugin <= 1.1.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Woo File Dropzone 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-2025-68862?
CVE-2025-68862 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Murtaza Bhurgri Woo File Dropzone, published on 20 Feb 2026. 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 Murtaza Bhurgri Woo File Dropzone woo-file-dropzone allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Woo File Dropzone: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68862?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68862 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-2025-68862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8c9-f59w-g5cx.