WordPress Child Themes Helper plugin <= 2.2.7 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Priority LOW 26CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 paulswarthout Child Themes Helper child-themes-helper allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Child Themes Helper: from n/a through <= 2.2.7.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00176 7th 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
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paulswarthout | Child Themes Helper | up to 2.2.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Child Themes Helper Vendorpaulswarthout Affected up to 2.2.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25093
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vgh-g7qv-3gpr
Sources
- CVE-2025-25093 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-25093 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3vgh-g7qv-3gpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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