High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-6043
CVE-2025-6043
Description
The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable when advanced mode is enabled on the site.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=17.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44fe4d7-1af5-4e26-a33c-43a9cce4174cnvd
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