CVE-2025-22784
WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Background Control plugin <= 1.0.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
- Record
CVE-2025-22784- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-2993
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
- Record
EUVD-2025-2993- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Johan Ström Background Control allows Path...
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Johan Ström Background Control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through 1.0.5.
- Record
GHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in swedish boy Background Control background-control allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Background Control: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
- Record
CVE-2025-22784- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-22784 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Johan Ström Background Control, published January 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/background-control/vulnerability/wordpress-background-control-plugin-1-0-5-csrf-to-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22784
github.com/advisories/GHSA-396f-r23h-8cqv