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

Fixed in 3.9.33

References

Classification

Type
FILE DELETION
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Submitter
mak3bread(Minseong Kim)
Verified
Yes

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)

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