WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2025-25130 Deferred

Delete Comments By Status: Filesystem traversal

Delete Comments By Status is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Delete Comments By Status
Plugin slug
delete-comments-by-status
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 03, 2025
Weakness
CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

This CVE was published Mar 03, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Delete Comments By Status to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Shah Alom Delete Comments By Status delete-comments-by-status allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Delete Comments By Status: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources