CVE-2025-14629

MEDIUM EPSS 21.1%
Published Jan 24, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 24, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
21.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 4

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/tags/1.1/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/trunk/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/alchemist-ajax-upload/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/865dbcf5-7990-40f3-bb90-3ae359b52c6f?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.