CVE-2026-3892 Path traversal in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server via insufficient path validation in the Motors WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-3892?
CVE-2026-3892 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in stylemix Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin, published on 14 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.107. This is due to insufficient file path validation in the become-dealer logo upload flow. The plugin allows any authenticated user to set an arbitrary filesystem path via the profile update handler. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3892?
How do I fix CVE-2026-3892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-3892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-3892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9cxh-6r98-3gc8.