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

Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-7778
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published August 14, 2025
Last Updated August 15, 2025
Researcher johska
Description

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).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug icons-factory (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.12
Patched Version
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