What is CVE-2025-14804?

CVE-2025-14804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under CWE-73 EXTERNAL CONTROL OF FILE NAME OR PATH. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-01-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-14804?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin

CVE-2025-14804

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin before 23.5 did not validate a path parameter and ownership of the file, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscribers to delete arbitrary files on the server

Published 2026-01-07 · last modified 2026-09-30.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Frontend File Manager Plugin — versions 0

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/c572c0ad-1b36-49ce-b254-2181e53abb46/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14804?: CVE-2025-14804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Frontend File Manager Plugin, classified under CWE-73 EXTERNAL CONTROL OF FILE NAME OR PATH. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-14804?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.