CVE-2025-25130 HIGH

CVE-2025-25130: WordPress Delete Comments By Status plugin <= 1.5.3 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Vendor Shah Alom

Product Delete Comments By Status

Weakness CWE-23

Published March 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Shah Alom Delete Comments By Status delete-comments-by-status allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Delete Comments By Status: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Delete Comments By Status versions 2.1.1 and earlier contain a vulnerability that allows an attacker to read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service. The attack requires network access and user interaction (such as clicking a malicious link). The vulnerability stems from improper input validation. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.1.1 as soon as a patch is available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data, modify site content, or disrupt service availability.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized access to sensitive information, content tampering, or temporary service disruption.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25130 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/23.html AskarLabs — CWE-23 write-up Relative Path Traversal

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