Simple WP Events <= 1.8.17 — Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
CVE-2025-2004Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.8.17Update to 1.9.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.1
- CVSS
- 9.1CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Simple WP Events simple-wp-events
- Affected≤ 1.8.17
- Patched in1.9.0
Update to 1.9.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.8.17. Version 1.9.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Simple WP Events.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.9.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Simple WP Events to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to khanhhnahk1.
The Simple WP Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the wpe_delete_file AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). CVE-2025-32509 is a duplicate of this.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Simple WP Events
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure ≤1.8.17Update to 1.9.0 | CVE-2025-32594 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.8.17Update to 1.9.0 | CVE-2025-32193 |
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
≤1.8.17Update to 1.9.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.8.17Update to 1.9.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.1
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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