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title: "CVE-2025-1281: BM Content Builder WordPress plugin - Arbitrary File Deletion"
description: "BM Content Builder WordPress plugin < 3.17.1 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability caused by insufficient file path validation in ux_cb_remove_layout_ajax() and ux_cb_tools_export_ajax() functions, letting authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access delete arbitrary files on the server, exploit requires authenticated Subscriber-level access or higher."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2025-1281/
---

# CVE-2025-1281 BM Content Builder WordPress plugin - Arbitrary File Deletion

BM Content Builder WordPress plugin < 3.17.1 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability caused by insufficient file path validation in ux\_cb\_remove\_layout\_ajax() and ux\_cb\_tools\_export\_ajax() functions, letting authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access delete arbitrary files on the server, exploit requires authenticated Subscriber-level access or higher.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.57% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1281)

## Details

Type

Arbitrary File Deletion

Impact

File System Write, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

22 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 3.17.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1281](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1281)
- [https://themeforest.net/item/art-simple-clean-wordpress-theme-for-creatives/20170299](https://themeforest.net/item/art-simple-clean-wordpress-theme-for-creatives/20170299)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61084da5-fa8d-4fa9-a6a6-6155e9e25fbc?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61084da5-fa8d-4fa9-a6a6-6155e9e25fbc?source=cve)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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