CVE-2025-9518
atec Debug <= 1.2.22 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.2 High
- Published
- Sep 4, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 26, 2025
Description
The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation on the 'debug_path' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22. This makes it possible for authenticated 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).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
atec Debugdocjojo |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/170cd2e3-e31b-452e-8c15-d44a8be7757b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atec-debug/trunk/includes/ATEC/CONFIG.php#L320
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3355260%40atec-debug%2Ftrunk&old=3342365%40atec-debug%2Ftrunk
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