🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2025-6043

HIGH 8.1

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

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

CWE CWE-862
Vendor malcure
Product malcure malware shield — removal, repair, monitor
Published Jul 16, 2025
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

malcure / Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor
0 ≤ 17.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44fe4d7-1af5-4e26-a33c-43a9cce4174c?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L6401 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L6304 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-malware-removal/tags/16.8/wpmr.php#L4570

Credits

Arkadiusz Hydzik