CVE-2025-22784: WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

8.6 CVSS

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Johan Ström Background Control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through 1.0.5.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-22784

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.6

Affected Products

Vendor: Johan Ström

Product: Background Control

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.5% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-13 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/background-control/vulnerability/wordpress-background-control-plugin-1-0-5-csrf-to-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Timeline

2025-01-16 00:31:15 UTC
CVE

WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability