# CVE-2026-8380: Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Author+ Arbitrary Post Deletion

> Authenticated authors can permanently delete arbitrary posts due to missing ownership checks, with unauthenticated access possible if guest uploads are enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rxrc-7q8v-cgpx

## What is CVE-2026-8380?

CVE-2026-8380 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 26 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not properly verify ownership of every targeted post before permanent deletion, allowing authenticated users with author-level access and above to permanently delete arbitrary posts and pages. When the Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6's "Allow guest uploads" setting is enabled by an administrator, the same deletion primitive becomes reachable by unauthenticated users.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8380?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-8380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8380 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8380 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2026-8380 (github_poc): https://github.com/tiagob0b/CVE-2026-8380

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8380 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8380 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 26 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-8380 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Frontend File Manager Plugin. 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-2026-8380/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8380/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8380
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8380
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8380

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8380/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.