# CVE-2026-6802: Missing authorization in Easy Upload Files During Checkout

> Unauthenticated attackers can permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments due to missing authorization checks in the plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hwwr-5j3w-9mfq

## What is CVE-2026-6802?

CVE-2026-6802 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fahadmahmood Easy Upload Files During Checkout, published on 10 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Easy Upload Files During Checkout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This is due to missing authorization checks in the ufdc_custom_init() function, which processes the 'eufdc-delete' parameter without any nonce verification, capability check, or attachment ownership validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete arbitrary media library attachments from the WordPress site.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6802?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-6802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-6802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-6802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-6802 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fahadmahmood Easy Upload Files During Checkout, published on 10 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: fahadmahmood Easy Upload Files During Checkout. 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-2026-6802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6802/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6802

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6802/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.