CVE-2026-94538
HighCVSS 8.1Summary
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to and including 6.3.9. The plugin does not properly verify that a user is authorized to perform an action.
Risk Assessment
An authenticated attacker with subscriber-level access can permanently delete any files managed by the plugin, empty the trash, move files between categories, and publish or unpublish arbitrary files, potentially leading to data loss and integrity compromise.
Recommendation
Update the WP File Download plugin to the latest version that includes a security fix.
Other vulnerabilities in WP File Download
See all- CVE-2026-14975Medium
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to and including 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint, hooked on init with no authentication requirement, resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.
- CVE-2026-14982High
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete function in all versions. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above can delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The two-stage exploit requires a first request to the file.save task to persist the path-traversal string into file metadata, followed by a second request to the file.delete task to trigger the unlink call — both endpoints lack capability checks and nonce enforcement.
Original NVD description (English source)
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete any file managed by WP File Download, empty the entire trash, move files between categories, and publish or unpublish arbitrary files.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS