Path Traversal in Wonderboymusic Avatar
CVE-2025-3520
The Avatar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in a function in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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).
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wonderboymusic Avatar — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-3520?
- CVE-2025-3520 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wonderboymusic Avatar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-3520?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-3520 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.