CVE-2025-32509: WordPress Simple WP Events plugin <= 1.8.17 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in WPMinds Simple WP Events simple-wp-events allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Simple WP Events: from n/a through <= 1.8.17.

Affected products

WPMinds Simple WP Events: through 1.8.17

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-wp-events/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-wp-events-plugin-1-8-17-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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