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Description

The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'file' parameter in the file deletion functionality. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when critical files like wp-config.php are deleted.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-02-12 | Published 2026-02-18 | Updated 2026-02-18 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem types

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

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2026-02-12:Vendor Notified
2026-02-17:Disclosed

Credits

Sunnatillo Abdivasiyev finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-7c24-45e3-b4f6-b8d7e594c568?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ger/trunk/download-manager.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...tags/1.69/download-manager.php

github.com/...ommit/d3470a8971d9043438c8aad281cf37d14fefa208

cve.org (CVE-2026-2426)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-2426)

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