Path Traversal in Chimp Group Home Villas | Real Estate WordPress Theme

CVE-2025-5014

The Home Villas | Real Estate WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'wp_rem_cs_widget_file_delete' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.8. 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: 0.007 (50.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5014?
CVE-2025-5014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chimp Group Home Villas | Real Estate WordPress Theme, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-5014?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.