CVE-2025-10176Network attack vector

Administrator-authenticated file deletion via unvalidated archive path

Published Sep 12, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Path traversal in The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server files. The prepare_items function fails to confine an administrator-controlled file path to the plugin archive before passing it to deletion logic. Administrator access is required, and deleting a critical file such as wp-config.php can enable remote code execution.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver 2.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete server files. The prepare_items function fails to confine an administrator-controlled file path to the plugin archive before passing it to deletion logic. Administrator access is required, and deleting a critical file such as wp-config.php can enable remote code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10176
Published
Sep 12, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
The Hack Repair Guy
Product
The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiver
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.0.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

The Hack Repair Guy · The Hack Repair Guy's Plugin Archiverversion=0 <=2.0.4

Published CVSS scores

7.2WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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