Restrict File Access, CVE-2025-7667

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-7667
Home page URL: Security reports for Restrict File Access
Application: Restrict File Access
Published on: Jul 15, 2025
Research Description: The Restrict File Access plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'restrict-file-access' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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), via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected versions: Min -, max 1.1.2.
Status: vulnerable