WordPress All In One Favicon Plugin <= 4.7 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion

6.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Arne Franken All In One Favicon.This issue affects All In One Favicon: from n/a through 4.7.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Mika (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/all-in-one-favicon/wordpress-all-in-one-favicon-plugin-4-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Arne Franken

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Affected Software

All In One Favicon

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: February 23rd, 2024

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1005 Data from Local System

Collection

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation

Impact