CVE-2025-14829: E-xact | Hosted Payment | (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects E-xact | Hosted Payment | (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 13 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| E-xact | Hosted Payment | | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Immediately restrict access to the plugin’s file management endpoints using web application firewalls (WAF) or server-level access controls to block unauthorized requests. 2. Implement strict input validation and sanitization on file path parameters to prevent directory traversal and arbitrary file deletion. 3. Monitor file system integrity regularly using tools like Tripwire or OSSEC to detect unauthorized file deletions or modifications. 4. Maintain up-to-date backups of all critical files and databases to enable rapid recovery in case of file deletion. 5. Disable or remove the E-xact | Hosted Payment | plugin if it is not essential or until a security patch is released. 6. Follow vendor advisories closely and apply security patches immediately once available. 7. Conduct penetration testing and code reviews focusing on authorization checks and file handling in the plugin. 8. Limit the web server’s file system permissions to the minimum necessary to reduce the impact of potential file deletions. 9. Employ network-level monitoring to detect anomalous HTTP requests targeting the plugin endpoints. 10. Educate development and security teams about the risks of missing authorization and secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities.
Description
The E-xact | Hosted Payment | WordPress plugin through 2.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server.