Arbitrary file deletion via forced privileged requests
Published Jan 15, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSRF in swedish boy Background Control 1.0.5 and earlier allows attackers to delete arbitrary files via a forced privileged request. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected endpoint or how attacker-controlled path input reaches the plugin's file-deletion operation. Exploitation requires a privileged WordPress session to process the forged request, and successful deletion can interrupt the site.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in swedish boy Background Control 1.0.5 and earlier allows attackers to delete arbitrary files via a forced privileged request. Patchstack has not disclosed the affected endpoint or how attacker-controlled path input reaches the plugin's file-deletion operation. Exploitation requires a privileged WordPress session to process the forged request, and successful deletion can interrupt the site.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22784
- Published
- Jan 15, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- swedish boy
- Product
- Background Control
- Classifications
- CWE-352
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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