# CVE-2026-0604: FastDup <= 2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Path Traversal via 'dir_path' REST Parameter

> Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary server directories via path traversal in the FastDup WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r2mf-gj7h-w7cp

## What is CVE-2026-0604?

CVE-2026-0604 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ninjateam FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.7 via the 'dir_path' parameter in the 'njt-fastdup/v1/template/directory-tree' REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary directories on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0604?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-0604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0604 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0604 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in ninjateam FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ninjateam FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0604/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0604/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0604
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0604
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0604

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0604/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.