CVE-2025-23562 HIGH

CVE-2025-23562: WordPress XLSXviewer plugin <= 2.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Pitinca
Product XLSXviewer
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in pitinca XLSXviewer xlsx-viewer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects XLSXviewer: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated