CVE-2026-3666

Published: Apr 4, 2026Modified: Jul 24, 2026Deferred

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=wpforo/tags/2.4.16/classes/Posts.php&new_path=wpforo/tags/2.4.17/classes/Posts.php&old=3471614&new=3483044

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f215e320-8563-4d25-9963-ed3664b4901d?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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