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.
Published: 2026-08-28
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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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
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-12513

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-12513

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