CVE-2025-7640 hiWeb Export Posts <= 0.9.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Deletion
Attackers can trick admins into deleting arbitrary files, potentially causing remote code execution, via CSRF in the hiWeb Export Posts plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7640?
CVE-2025-7640 is a high-severity vulnerability in den-media hiWeb Export Posts, published on 24 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The hiWeb Export Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.0.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the tool-dashboard-history.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php), via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7640?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrp5-4mrh-cc5r.