e-xact-hosted-payment <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

2025-12-23 00:00

Khaled Alenazi (Nxploited)

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginE-xact | Hosted Payment |

Affected Version<= 2.0

CVSS9.1Critical

CVECVE-2025-14829

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Vulnerability Overview

The E-xact | Hosted Payment | plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the downloadBackup.php file function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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).

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14829 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/654b28a2-36e7-4226-abda-5c666e54c2de

CVSS Vector

9.1

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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