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CVE-2025-9518: atec Debug <= 1.2.22 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2025-09-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-36

Description

The atec Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation on the 'debug_path' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, 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).

Affected products

• docjojo atec Debug: through 1.2.22

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atec-debug/trunk/includes/ATEC/CONFIG.php#L320
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3355260%40atec-debug%2Ftrunk&old=3342365%40atec-debug%2Ftrunk
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/170cd2e3-e31b-452e-8c15-d44a8be7757b?source=cve

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