Zip Attachments <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to Limited File Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing authorization and capability checks on the download.php file in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files from the current wp_upload_dir directory.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11692
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr2c-fv9j-f272
References
More quicoto vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10726 Missing authorization in quicoto Zip Attachments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-22613 WordPress Thumbs Rating Plugin <= 5.0.0 is vulnerable to Race Condition CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-11692 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11692 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jr2c-fv9j-f272 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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