WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Participants Database < 2.7.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

Description

The Participants Database plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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).

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 2.7.8.5

References

Classification

Type
LFI
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
VanTastic
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-08-13 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-08-20 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-15 (about 5 days ago)

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