CVE-2025-5927
Published: 25 June 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-5927 is a high-severity Absolute Path Traversal (CWE-36) vulnerability in Wpeverest Everest Forms. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 16.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Everest Forms (Pro) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions through 1.9.4 because the delete_entry_files() function performs insufficient validation of supplied file paths. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2025-5927 (CWE-36) and received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted path that causes deletion of arbitrary server files when an administrator later deletes a form entry. Successful removal of files such as wp-config.php can lead to remote code execution, although the attacker cannot trigger the deletion without administrator action.
Vendor and researcher advisories direct users to the Everest Forms changelog for the corrective release and note that the WordPress.org plugin directory entry should be monitored for the patched version.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0177 with no material rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-19094
Vulnerability details
The Everest Forms (Pro) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_entry_files() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete…
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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 vulnerability requires an admin to trigger the deletion via deletion of a form entry and cannot be carried out by the attacker alone.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.