{"id":58302,"date":"2025-07-08T02:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:57:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-11T11:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:06:24","slug":"cve-2025-6463-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-forminator-forms-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6463-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-forminator-forms-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6463: Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Forminator Forms WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a serious security vulnerability dubbed CVE-2025-6463. This flaw lies within the Forminator Forms &#8211; Contact Form, Payment Form &#038; Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress and affects all versions up to, and including, 1.44.2. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5590-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-owl-carousel-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64894\">WordPress websites running the Forminator Forms<\/a> plugin, as it allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger arbitrary file deletion, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nGiven the severity of the potential impact, it is crucial that administrators and developers using this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6688-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-simple-payment-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65169\">plugin understand the nature of this vulnerability<\/a>, its workings, and how to mitigate it effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6463<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29970-microsoft-brokering-file-system-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65059\">file deletion potentially leading to remote code execution and system<\/a> compromise<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4006363993\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Forminator Forms &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52817-authorization-bypass-in-zealousweb-abandoned-contact-form-7-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65727\">Contact<\/a> Form, Payment Form &#038; Custom Form Builder Plugin for WordPress | Up to and including 1.44.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the &#8216;entry_delete_upload_files&#8217; function of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4334-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-simple-user-registration-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64940\">Forminator Forms<\/a> plugin. Due to insufficient file path validation, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30131-unauthenticated-file-upload-vulnerability-in-iroad-dashcam-fx2-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64961\">unauthenticated attacker can include arbitrary file<\/a> paths in a form submission. When the form submission is deleted-either manually by an Administrator or automatically via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53260-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-getredhawkstudio-file-manager-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65360\">plugin&#8217;s settings-the file<\/a> specified in the arbitrary path will also be deleted.<br \/>\nThis exploit can lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29331-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-mhsanaei-3x-ui\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64972\">remote code execution if a critical<\/a> file-such as wp-config.php-is deleted. This file deletion can disrupt the normal operation of the WordPress site and potentially grant the attacker access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6561-exposure-of-sensitive-information-in-hunt-electronic-hybrid-dvr-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64978\">sensitive information<\/a>, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-937243101\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a hypothetical example of an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48921-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-open-social\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65000\">request that could exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/forminator_forms\/submit_form HTTP\/1.1\nHost: victim-website.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data\n{\n&quot;form_id&quot;: &quot;123&quot;,\n&quot;field_id&quot;: &quot;file_upload_field&quot;,\n&quot;file_path&quot;: &quot;\/absolute\/path\/to\/wp-config.php&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uses the POST method to submit a form with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6755-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65603\">arbitrary file<\/a> path pointing to the wp-config.php file. When the form is deleted, the wp-config.php file will also be deleted, potentially leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53002-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-llama-factory\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65189\">remote code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately. In cases where this is not possible, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary measure to monitor and block malicious activity. In all cases, regular monitoring and updating of all WordPress plugins and core <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49885-severe-file-upload-vulnerability-in-harutheme-s-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-pro-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65321\">files is recommended to prevent future vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a serious security vulnerability dubbed CVE-2025-6463. This flaw lies within the Forminator Forms &#8211; Contact Form, Payment Form &#038; Custom Form Builder plugin for WordPress and affects all versions up to, and including, 1.44.2. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to WordPress websites running [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-58302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58302"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59181,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58302\/revisions\/59181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=58302"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=58302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}