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WordPress WP Tools Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability Allowing Path Traversal

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress WP Tools plugin, affecting versions through 5.18. This vulnerability allows for path traversal, potentially leading to arbitrary file deletion.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to trick users with higher privileges into performing actions they did not intend to, such as deleting files.

Remediation

Users of the WP Tools plugin should update to version 5.19 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
1.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
6.5
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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