Motors <= 1.4.128 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) File Deletion via 'stm_dealer_logo_path' Parameter
CVE-2026-116617Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.4.128Update to 1.4.129 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.1
- CVSS
- 8.1CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin motors-car-dealership-classified-listings
- Affected≤ 1.4.128
- Patched in1.4.129
Update to 1.4.129 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.128. Version 1.4.129 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.4.129, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Wordfence PRISM.
The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.128 The vulnerability exists because `stm_save_user_extra_fields()`, hooked to `personal_options_update`, writes the attacker-controlled `stm_dealer_logo_path` parameter directly to user meta without an ownership check binding the submitted path to the submitting user — unlike the `stm_payment_status` and `stm_lost_password_hash` fields, this field is not gated by a `manage_options` or `edit_users` capability check. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete image files belonging to other users under `wp-content/uploads` — including other users' avatars, dealer logos, and uploaded media — by storing a crafted path via their own profile and then triggering `unlink()` through the become-dealer form on their author page. Note that the two path guards (`stm_mvl_is_path_within_uploads` and `stm_mvl_is_allowed_image_file`) do restrict the attack surface to files with an image extension that resolve within the uploads basedir; files outside that directory, such as `wp-config.php` or plugin PHP files, cannot be reached.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.4.128Update to 1.4.129 | CVE-2026-123467 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.4.128Update to 1.4.129 | CVE-2026-123468 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.4.128Update to 1.4.129 | CVE-2026-66675 | |
| High8.1 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'stm_user_avatar_path' User Meta ≤1.4.125Update to 1.4.126 | CVE-2026-104746 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Taxonomy Term Name via 'stm_f_s' Parameter ≤1.4.128Update to 1.4.129 | CVE-2026-116562 |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.1
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
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