Unauthorized File Deletion in Zip Attachments Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-11692

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Zip Attachments
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-11692?

The Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to delete files from the wp_upload_dir directory. This issue arises from a lack of adequate authorization and capability checks in the download.php file, affecting all versions up to and including 1.6. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data without proper permissions, posing a significant risk to website integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Zip Attachments * <= 1.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zip-attachment...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jonas Benjamin Friedli
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CVE-2025-11692 : Unauthorized File Deletion in Zip Attachments Plugin for WordPress