The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to File Deletion in all
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 07:26 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.1 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| stylemixMotors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict user capabilities to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to profile updates and file deletions. Avoid granting Subscriber-level users unnecessary permissions that could be exploited.
Description
The Motors WordPress plugin (up to version 1.4.128) contains a file deletion vulnerability allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete image files belonging to other users within the uploads directory. This occurs due to improper ownership checks on a user meta field that accepts attacker-controlled input, enabling deletion of avatars, dealer logos, and uploaded media. The vulnerability is limited to image files within the uploads directory and does not affect files outside this path.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116617 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings/tags/1.4.126/includes/helpers.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings/tags/1.4.126/includes/user-extra.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings/tags/1.4.126/templates/user/private/become-dealer.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3774781%40motors-car-dealership-classified-listings%2Ftags%2F1.4.129&old=3766015%40motors-car-dealership-classified-listings%2Ftags%2F1.4.128 (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9760bf39-6ec3-416e-95f0-3b3ce3ecdf7f?source=cve (opens in a new tab)