The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.67, shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.68 do not properly sanitize a file path taken from a frontend file submission and their single-pass traversal filter is bypassable, allowing unauthenticated users to store a path that points outside the uploads directory. When the corresponding file entry is later permanently deleted, an arbitrary file on the server (such as wp-config.php) is deleted, leading to denial of service and potential site takeover.
History

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Weaknesses CWE-22

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Weaknesses CWE-22

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Weaknesses CWE-73
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.7.67, shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.68 do not properly sanitize a file path taken from a frontend file submission and their single-pass traversal filter is bypassable, allowing unauthenticated users to store a path that points outside the uploads directory. When the corresponding file entry is later permanently deleted, an arbitrary file on the server (such as wp-config.php) is deleted, leading to denial of service and potential site takeover.
Title Shared Files < 1.7.68 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-08-28T06:00:15.488Z

Updated: 2026-08-28T13:03:21.606Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T12:26:12.110Z

Link: CVE-2026-12513

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T12:58:38.656Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:40.083

Modified: 2026-08-28T18:43:25.883

Link: CVE-2026-12513

cve-icon Redhat

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