CVE-2021-25021: OMGF < 4.5.12 - Admin+ Arbitrary Folder Deletion via Path Traversal

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally WordPress plugin before 4.5.12 does not validate the cache directory setting, allowing high privilege users to use a path traversal vector and delete arbitrary folders when uninstalling the plugin

Affected products

Ffw Optimize My Google Fonts: before 4.5.12 — fixed in 4.5.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ffw Optimize My Google Fonts 4.5.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92db763c-ca6b-43cf-87ff-c1678cf4ade5
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92db763c-ca6b-43cf-87ff-c1678cf4ade5

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