CVE-2025-14629 json
Alchemist Ajax Upload <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media File Deletion
published 9mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-4581
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 9mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- tandubhai Alchemist Ajax Upload
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/865dbcf5-7990-40f3-bb90-3ae359b52c6f?source=cve
- wordpress.org /plugins/alchemist-ajax-upload/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/tags/1.1/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/trunk/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-14629
- NVD CVE-2025-14629
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