CVE-2025-3520 — Avatar <= 0.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
The Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in a function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.4. This…
Published: 2025-04-18 · CVSS: 8.1 · CVSS 3.1
The Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in a function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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).
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7