Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-14629Alchemist Ajax Upload <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media File Deletion
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Alchemist Ajax Upload from tandubhai. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tandubhai | Alchemist Ajax Upload | 0 – through 1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/865dbcf5-7990-40f3-bb90-3ae359b52c6f?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/alchemist-ajax-upload/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/tags/1.1/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alchemist-ajax-upload/trunk/alchemist_ajax_upload.php#L231