Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-23562WordPress XLSXviewer plugin <= 2.1.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in XLSXviewer from pitinca. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in pitinca XLSXviewer xlsx-viewer allows Path Traversal.This issue affects XLSXviewer: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
pitinca XLSXviewer 0 – through 2.1.1

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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