Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in E-xact Hosted Payment Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-14829

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
E-xact | Hosted Payment |
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 January 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-14829?

The E-xact Hosted Payment plugin for WordPress versions up to 2.0 has a security flaw that allows attackers to delete files on the server without authentication. This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of file paths, which can be exploited by unauthenticated users to manipulate server files, potentially disrupting services or compromising sensitive data.

Affected Version(s)

E-xact | Hosted Payment | 0 <= 2.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-14829 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/872569bc-16fb-427f-accc-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited)
WPScan
.