CVE-2025-6043HIGH 8.1EPSS p40.9%
CVE-2025-6043CVE-2025-6043
Description
The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable when advanced mode is enabled on the site.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.54% probability of exploitation · percentile 40.9% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-07-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L4570
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L6304
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L6401
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44fe4d7-1af5-4e26-a33c-43a9cce4174c?source=cve
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Missing Authorizationcwe-862 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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