Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal, CVE-2025-6043

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-6043
Home page URL: Security reports for Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal
Application: Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal
Published on: Jul 16, 2025
Research 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, 16.8. 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.
Affected versions: Min -, max 17.1.
Status: vulnerable