CVE-2025-10176
Published: 12 September 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-10176 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 14.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions through 2.0.4. The flaw stems from insufficient file path validation in the prepare_items function, which permits an attacker to supply crafted paths that the plugin processes without proper sanitization. This issue is tracked as CWE-22 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2.
An authenticated user with Administrator privileges or higher can exploit the vulnerability over the network to delete arbitrary files on the underlying server. Successful deletion of critical files such as wp-config.php can disable the site and facilitate remote code execution by allowing subsequent replacement or manipulation of configuration and executable content.
The EPSS score remains low and unchanged at 0.0235 with no observed rise after disclosure. The supplied references point to the vulnerable code location in the plugin repository and a Wordfence advisory but contain no additional details on patches or mitigation steps.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-29086
Vulnerability details
The The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the prepare_items function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated…
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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).
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.