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GHSA-29FJ-MX8X-VQCG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-04 12:30 – Updated: 2025-09-04 12:30

Details

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation on the 'debug_path' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-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).

Severity ?

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-9518 (GCVE-0-2025-9518)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-04 04:23 – Updated: 2025-09-04 17:20

Summary

Severity ?

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-36 - Absolute Path Traversal

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atec-d…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	docjojo	atec Debug	Affected: * , ≤ 1.2.22 (semver)

Credits

Jonas Benjamin Friedli

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2025-9518 (GCVE-0-2025-9518)

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