WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.33 - Authenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Template Path Traversal
Description
The plugin does not validate a path taken from stored, user-supplied data before recursively deleting the directory it resolves to, allowing users to whom an administrator has delegated a plugin capability to delete arbitrary directories, and every file within them, including outside the web root.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
FILE DELETION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Submitter
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-14 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-14 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-14 (about 1 day ago)