FKIE_CVE-2026-15991

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-06 05:16 - Updated: 2026-08-12 21:00
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the connector function in all versions from 6.0 - 6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The bypass is triggered by passing cmd=rm or cmf=file in the URL query string of a POST request: elFinder's bind registration reads the command exclusively from $_POST and therefore never registers the rm.pre permission handler, while the dispatcher reads from the merged $_GET+$_POST superglobal and executes the rm or file command unchecked against a volume that defaults to ABSPATH.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L32
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L34
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Providers/AccessControlProvider.php#L121
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/hooks/ajax.php#L10
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinder.class.php#L802
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinderConnector.class.php#L320
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3632660/file-manager/trunk/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9&new_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9.1
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a041f15c-0e30-459b-8df7-0465c0bc268a?source=cve
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "product": "File Manager",
          "vendor": "bitpressadmin",
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-12T21:00:52.257",
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