CVE-2026-81347 Path traversal in Frontend Admin by DynamiApps
Unauthenticated attackers can delete critical files like .htaccess and index.php via path traversal, causing site outage.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-81347?
CVE-2026-81347 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Frontend Admin by DynamiApps, published on 4 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin before 3.29.13 does not properly validate a user-controllable directory path before deleting files within it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete index.php and .htaccess files outside the intended directory, including the WordPress root, which can render the site inoperable. Successful exploitation requires a non-default form configuration.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81347?
How do I fix CVE-2026-81347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81347 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-2026-81347 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81347 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xpp-ph6f-9hw6.