# CVE-2025-7778: Icons Factory <= 1.6.12 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via delete_files() Function

> Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution, affecting Icons Factory WordPress plugin users.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m8m-65vx-9r5x

## What is CVE-2025-7778?

CVE-2025-7778 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in artkrylov Icons Factory, published on 15 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Icons Factory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to insufficient authorization and improper path validation within the delete_files() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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).

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7778?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7778 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in artkrylov Icons Factory, published on 15 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: artkrylov Icons Factory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7778/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7778

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7778/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.