WordPress HDForms plugin <= 1.6.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- 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-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Harmonic Design HDForms hdforms allows Path Traversal.This issue affects HDForms: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00641 50th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonic Design | HDForms | up to 1.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HDForms VendorHarmonic Design Affected up to 1.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q65c-hvrq-4vmv
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Harmonic Design vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12425 HD Quiz < 2.0.0 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-14762 WordPress HD Quiz Plugin <= 1.8.11 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-33175 WordPress HD Quiz – Save Results Light plugin <= 0.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2021-06856 HD Quiz < 1.8.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-19784 WordPress HD Quiz plugin <= 2.0.9 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-11361 HD Quiz 2.2.0 - 2.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Multiple AJAX Handlers CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-68912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q65c-hvrq-4vmv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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