CVE-2026-5809 (GCVE-0-2026-5809)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-11 07:40 – Updated: 2026-04-11 07:40
VLAI?
Title
wpForo Forum <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'data[body][fileurl]' Parameter
Summary
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 3.0.2. This is due to a two-step logic flaw: the topic_add() and topic_edit() action handlers accept arbitrary user-supplied data[*] arrays from $_REQUEST and store them as postmeta without restricting which fields may contain array values. Because 'body' is included in the allowed topic fields list, an attacker can supply data[body][fileurl] with an arbitrary file path (e.g., wp-config.php or an absolute server path). This poisoned fileurl is persisted to the plugin's custom postmeta database table. Subsequently, when the attacker submits wpftcf_delete[]=body on a topic_edit request, the add_file() method retrieves the stored postmeta record, extracts the attacker-controlled fileurl, passes it through wpforo_fix_upload_dir() which only rewrites legitimate wpforo upload paths and returns all other paths unchanged, and then calls wp_delete_file() on the unvalidated path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files writable by the PHP process on the server, including critical files such as wp-config.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomdever | wpForo Forum |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.0.2
(semver)
|
Credits
Leonid Semenenko
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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