Icons Factory <= 1.6.12 — Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via delete_files() Function

Am I affected?

• Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Icons Factory.
• 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

1. No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
3. Watch Icons Factory to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to johska.

The Icons Factory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to insufficient authorization and improper path validation within the delete_files() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.12. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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).

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

• Advisorywordfence.com

Timeline

1. Aug 14, 2025

   CVE published

   Severity critical, CVSS 9.8

2. Nov 13, 2026

   Record last updated