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

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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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

XLSXviewer versions 2.1.1 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by making the application unavailable. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction and can be exploited over the network. The impact is limited to availability; data confidentiality and integrity are not affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the XLSXviewer application unavailable or unresponsive.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

The XLSXviewer application may become unavailable or slow to respond to legitimate users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the vulnerable XLSXviewer instance; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23562 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html AskarLabs — CWE-22 write-up Path Traversal

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