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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.
CWE
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tandubhai Alchemist Ajax Upload Affected: * , ≤ 1.1 (semver)
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Credits
Camilla Flocco
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