CVE-2025-10176
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2025-10176) related to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.0.4, and was disclosed on September 12, 2025 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the prepare_items function and is classified as CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high severity issue requiring high privileges but potentially leading to significant impact (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server. This capability could lead to remote code execution if critical files, such as wp-config.php, are deleted (NVD).

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