e-xact-hosted-payment <= 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
Priority HIGH 78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The E-xact | Hosted Payment | WordPress plugin through 2.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | E-xact | Hosted Payment | | up to 2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- E-xact | Hosted Payment | VendorUnknown Affected up to 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14829
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q25w-gj9h-7rj6
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-14829 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14829 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q25w-gj9h-7rj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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