CVE-2025-22784: WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.

Affected products

swedish boy Background Control: through 1.0.5

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/background-control/vulnerability/wordpress-background-control-plugin-1-0-5-csrf-to-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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