WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

wpForo Forum < 2.4.17 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Post Body

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.4.17

References

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Webbernaut, Leonid Semenenko (lsemenenko)
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-04-03 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-04-03 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-05-11 (about 1 day ago)

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