CVE-2025-7359

High

Published: 16 July 2025

Published

16 July 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0069 72.0th percentile

Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-7359 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 28.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the path traversal flaw in the WooCommerce plugin.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

Prevents exploitation of the insufficient file path validation in wcvisitor_get_block by enforcing input validation mechanisms at plugin entry points.

SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity partial match

detect

Detects unauthorized file deletions caused by the path traversal vulnerability through integrity verification of software and information on the server.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1485 Data Destruction Impact

Adversaries may destroy data and files on specific systems or in large numbers on a network to interrupt availability to systems, services, and network resources.

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Why these techniques?

Path traversal enabling remote unauthenticated arbitrary file/directory deletion directly maps to exploitation of public-facing web app (T1190) and data destruction impact (T1485).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

The Counter live visitors for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wcvisitor_get_block function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers…

to delete arbitrary files on the server. NOTE: This particular vulnerability deletes all the files in a targeted arbitrary directory rather than a specified arbitrary file, which can lead to loss of data or a denial of service condition.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-7359 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in the Counter live visitors for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.3.6. The issue stems from insufficient file path validation in the wcvisitor_get_block function, enabling arbitrary file deletion on the server. Published on 2025-07-16, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L), highlighting high integrity impact with low availability impact and no confidentiality impact.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity and no user interaction required. By targeting the flawed function, they can delete all files within an arbitrary directory rather than a single specified file, potentially causing widespread data loss or denial-of-service conditions on the affected WordPress site.

Advisories and patches are documented in the WordPress plugin trac repository, including the vulnerable code at line 378 of woo-counter-visitor.php in version 1.3.6 and the fix in changeset 3333208. Wordfence's threat intelligence page provides further details on the vulnerability (ID: ae13dc61-c4bf-4b17-8055-98c80a853a2a). Mitigation requires updating the plugin beyond version 1.3.6.