CVE-2025-68901 HIGH

CVE-2025-68901: WordPress Anona theme <= 8.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Aivahthemes
Product Anona
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published January 22, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
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:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in AivahThemes Anona anona allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Anona: from n/a through <= 8.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Anona versions 8.0 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by making the application unavailable. The vulnerability exists in how the application handles file path inputs without proper validation. No user interaction is required to exploit this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting path traversal to access or manipulate critical files.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable or experience service disruption without warning or user action.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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