CVE-2025-3520
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Summary
The Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in a function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, 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).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wonderboymusic | Avatar | 0 <= 0.1.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01769760-5bfe-4352-bc5b-141f078c0b6d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/avatar/trunk/avatar.php#L417
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/avatar/
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