CVE-2025-3520

HIGH EPSS 51.7%
Published Apr 18, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 18, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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).

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
51.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/avatar/trunk/avatar.php#L417
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/avatar/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01769760-5bfe-4352-bc5b-141f078c0b6d?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.