Path Traversal in Aaroncampbell Attachment Manager

CVE-2025-7643

The Attachment Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the handle_actions() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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 (50.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7643?
CVE-2025-7643 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Aaroncampbell Attachment Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-7643?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.