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CVE-2025-6043

Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal <= 17.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Published: Jul 16, 2025Updated: Jul 16, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-862
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable when advanced mode is enabled on the site.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

WordPress Foundation
oss-project·US
Malcure Malware Scanner
Web & CMS Plugins
malcure
commercialaka malcure malware shield
Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, MonitorOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·Nuclei
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/wp-malware-removal/malcure-malware-scanner-1-toolset-for-wordpress-malware-removal-168-authenticated-subscriber-arbitrary-file-deletion
wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44fe4d7-1af5-4e26-a33c-43a9cce4174c?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L6401
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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