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CVE-2026-118437VulnerabilityPublished

The BuddyForms WordPress plugin before 2.10.1 does not properly verify ownership before deleting guest-uploaded

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-118437· High

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 2.10.1 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.10.1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade BuddyForms (WordPress plugin) to 2.10.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
BuddyFormsAffected
  • >=2.8.8 <2.10.1
Fixed in
  • 2.10.1

AI-suggested

Upgrade the BuddyForms WordPress plugin to version 2.10.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed. No other mitigation guidance is provided.

Description

The BuddyForms WordPress plugin versions before 2.10.1 contain a vulnerability where the plugin does not properly verify ownership before deleting guest-uploaded attachments. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete media files uploaded by other unauthenticated visitors.

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