CVE-2025-69379 WordPress Upload Files Anywhere plugin <= 2.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the Upload Files Anywhere WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-69379?
CVE-2025-69379 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in vanquish Upload Files Anywhere, published on 20 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in vanquish Upload Files Anywhere wp-upload-files-anywhere allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Upload Files Anywhere: from n/a through <= 2.8.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69379?
How do I fix CVE-2025-69379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69379 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-2025-69379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpx9-88hq-9x47.