WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00278 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| swedish boy | Background Control | up to 1.0.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Background Control Vendorswedish boy Affected up to 1.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-22784
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv
More swedish boy vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26183 WordPress Dashboard Notepads plugin <= 1.2.1 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-22784 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-22784 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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