The Frontend File Manager Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 23.6. This is due to a case-sensitive bypass of the wpfm_dir_path parameter sanitization in the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX handler, where supplying WPFM_DIR_PATH in uppercase evades the unset check and is normalized to wpfm_dir_path by sanitize_key() during update_post_meta(), allowing an attacker to overwrite the stored file path with an arbitrary filesystem path that is then passed directly to unlink() in delete_file_locally() without any directory containment validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php, potentially leading to full site takeover.
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Configurations
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History
28 Jun 2026, 00:16
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Information
Published : 2026-06-28 00:16
Updated : 2026-06-29 18:40
NVD link : CVE-2026-8095
Mitre link : CVE-2026-8095
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8095
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-73
External Control of File Name or Path
