CVE-2025-3520CWE-22

Avatar <= 0.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

High · published April 18, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01025 · 63.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2025-04-18T01:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 APR 01:44Z
    Avatar <= 0.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
    cvelistv5