Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14629

The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up

Published Jan 24, 2026 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Alchemist Ajax Upload

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14629. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Alchemist Ajax Upload is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.33%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor tandubhai Alchemist Ajax Upload 0 ≤1.1

The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor tandubhai Alchemist Ajax Upload 0 ≤1.10 ≤1.1

How to fix CVE-2025-14629

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14629. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Alchemist Ajax Upload is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with tandubhai Alchemist Ajax Upload 0 ≤1.1 0 ≤1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 24, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary WordPress media attachments.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14629

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14629

    30-day exploitation probability 0.33%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-4581

    The Alchemist Ajax Upload plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized media file deletion due to a missing capability check on the 'delete_file' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary Wor

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026