Description
The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.
Published: 2026-08-05
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EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-22

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.
Title Custom Fields for WooCommerce < 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T06:00:10.638Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T07:48:25.070Z

Link: CVE-2026-16940

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Updated: 2026-08-05T07:30:16Z

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