What is CVE-2025-14829?

CVE-2025-14829 is a critical-severity vulnerability in E-xact | Hosted Payment, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-14829?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in E-xact | Hosted Payment

CVE-2025-14829

The E-xact | Hosted Payment | WordPress plugin through 2.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown E-xact | Hosted Payment — versions 0

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14829?: CVE-2025-14829 is a critical-severity vulnerability in E-xact | Hosted Payment, classified under CWE-862 MISSING AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-14829?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.