CVE-2025-14629 (GCVE-0-2025-14629)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-24 07:26 – Updated: 2026-01-26 18:18
VLAI?
Title
Alchemist Ajax Upload <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media File Deletion
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.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tandubhai | Alchemist Ajax Upload |
Affected:
* , ≤ 1.1
(semver)
|
Credits
Camilla Flocco
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Nomenclature
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