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CVE-2026-14982: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in JoomUnited WP File Download

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-14982cvecve-2026-14982cwe-22
Published: 09/02/2026 (09/02/2026, 02:26:43 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: JoomUnited
Product: WP File Download

Description

The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete function in all versions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The two-stage exploit requires a first request to the file.save task to persist the path-traversal string into file metadata, followed by a second request to the file.delete task to trigger the unlink call — both endpoints lack capability checks and nonce enforcement.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.1high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-07-07T17:49:42.934Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a978f78acd9273b49a87e2f

Added to database: 09/02/2026, 02:52:40 UTC

Last updated: 09/02/2026, 03:37:02 UTC

Views: 4

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