The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.
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Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Description The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.
Title Alchemist Ajax Upload <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media File Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-24T07:26:45.155Z

Reserved: 2025-12-12T21:31:04.419Z

Link: CVE-2025-14629

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-24T08:16:05.713

Modified: 2026-01-24T08:16:05.713

Link: CVE-2025-14629

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