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CVE-2026-59555 (GCVE-0-2026-59555)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 11:18 – Updated: 2026-07-23 16:05

Title

WordPress Participants Database plugin <= 2.7.8.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Summary

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.3 versions.

Severity

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-23 16:05 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Patchstack mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Roland Barker	Participants Database	Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.7.8.3 (custom)	guessed

Credits

hhhai | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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FKIE_CVE-2026-59555

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-23 12:18 - Updated: 2026-07-23 16:17

Severity

10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.3 versions.

References

	URL	Tags
	audit@patchstack.com	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/participants-database/vulnerability/wordpress-participants-database-plugin-2-7-8-3-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-QGHF-GHH2-VWVG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-23 12:32 – Updated: 2026-07-23 12:32

Details

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.3 versions.

Severity

10.0 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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