An Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in the Nevma Adaptive Images plugin before 0.6.67 for WordPress allows remote attackers to delete…

published 2019-07-21 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5456

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.7%; EPSS 4.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

An Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in the Nevma Adaptive Images plugin before 0.6.67 for WordPress allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via the $REQUEST['adaptive-images-settings'] parameter in adaptive-images-script.php.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

nevma adaptive_images 0.6.67

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Exploit prediction

4.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template Nevma Adaptive Images - Arbitrary File Deletion nuclei detection template
markgruffer.github.io https://markgruffer.github.io/2019/07/19/adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-file-deletion.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/markgruffer/markgruffer.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-07-19-adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-file-deletion.markdown referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	6.4	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

markgruffer.github.io /2019/07/19/adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-file-deletion.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /markgruffer/markgruffer.github.io/blob/master/_posts/2019-07-19-adaptive-images-for-wordpress-0-6-66-lfi-rce-
exploit, third-party-advisory
wordpress.org /plugins/adaptive-images/#developers
release-notes
wpvulndb.com /vulnerabilities/9468
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-14206
NVD CVE-2019-14206

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