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Description

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation on the 'debug_path' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-26 | Published 2025-09-04 | Updated 2025-09-04 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal

Product status

Default status
unaffected

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affected

Timeline

2025-08-27:Vendor Notified
2025-09-03:Disclosed

Credits

Jonas Benjamin Friedli finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-e31b-452e-8c15-d44a8be7757b?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...trunk/includes/ATEC/CONFIG.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...d=3342365%40atec-debug%2Ftrunk

cve.org (CVE-2025-9518)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-9518)

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