The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000
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| Description | The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments. | |
| Title | Alchemist Ajax Upload <= 1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Media File Deletion | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-26T18:18:54.374Z
Reserved: 2025-12-12T21:31:04.419Z
Link: CVE-2025-14629
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-24T08:16:05.713
Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:33.357
Link: CVE-2025-14629
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Updated: 2026-01-26T11:48:25Z
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