CVE-2026-3666
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs
Summary
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress up to version 2.4.16 has an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. Missing file path validation allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can delete critical system files such as configuration files, potentially leading to complete site destruction or server compromise.
Recommendation
Update the wpForo Forum plugin to the latest patched version.
Other vulnerabilities in wpForo Forum
See all- CVE-2026-49767Critical
There is a vulnerability in wpForo Forum versions up to 3.1.0 related to unauthenticated broken authentication.
- CVE-2026-49769Critical
There is an unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability in wpForo Forum versions <= 3.1.0.
- CVE-2026-40798Critical
There is an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in wpForo Forum versions up to 3.0.4.
- CVE-2026-42682Critical
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress has missing authorization, allowing exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels.
- CVE-2026-93747Medium
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'telegram' profile field in versions up to and including 3.1.6. The raw $_POST['data'] array is copied into $custom_fields before validate() and sanitize() run, leaving it unsanitized when persisted.
- CVE-2026-93772Medium
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wpForo Forum plugin in versions up to and including 3.1.5. The vulnerability can be exploited by a user with Subscriber privileges.
- CVE-2026-91092Medium
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 3.1.5 is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to improper verification of user authorization. An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access or higher can take over another guest author's forum post and modify its title, body, author name, and stored owner email address.
- CVE-2026-5097High
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress up to version 2.4.17 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'referer' parameter. Insufficient escaping and lack of preparation on the SQL query allow unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries, which can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
- CVE-2026-12698Medium
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not restrict which profile fields a member may set when editing their own account. This allows subscriber-level users to write administrator-controlled account-state and reputation fields on their own profile, including self-activating a pending or banned account and forging their forum reputation score.
- CVE-2026-12696Medium
The wpForo Forum WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not sanitize and escape a user profile field before outputting it inside an HTML attribute on the public participant profile page, allowing users with a subscriber-level account to inject JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the profile, including a logged-in administrator.
Original NVD description (English source)
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

