CVE-2026-8095 Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to full site takeover, by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the Frontend File Manager 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-2026-8095?
CVE-2026-8095 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 27 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend File Manager Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 23.6. This is due to a case-sensitive bypass of the wpfm_dir_path parameter sanitization in the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX handler, where supplying WPFM_DIR_PATH in uppercase evades the unset check and is normalized to wpfm_dir_path by sanitize_key() during update_post_meta(), allowing an attacker to overwrite the stored file path with an arbitrary filesystem path that is then passed directly to unlink() in delete_file_locally() without any directory containment validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php, potentially leading to full site takeover.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8095?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8095?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8095 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-2026-8095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhrc-vf2p-x5h3.