CVE-2025-22784

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

HIGH

8.6

CVSS Score

Published: January 15, 2025 at 03:23 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:50 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorBackground Control

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Severity

HIGH8.6

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Background Control · Swedish Boywordpress-plugin

60%

v ≤ 1.0.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: [email protected]

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

VDB Entry

Source: cverecord

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.6HIGHPatchstack

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-352

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