CVE-2025-5927 — Absolute Path Traversal in Everest Forms

CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Wpeverest Everest FormsWpeverest Everest Forms PRO
Timeline
PublishedJun 25
Latest updateJun 26

Description

The Everest Forms (Pro) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_entry_files() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.4. 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). The vulnerability requires an admin to trigger the deletion via deletion of a form entry and c…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-f2xr-9459-fvjc: The Everest Forms (Pro) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_entry_fil↗2025-06-26
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CVEList
Everest Forms (Pro) <= 1.9.4 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion↗2025-06-25
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