WP File Download <= 6.3.4 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'remoteurl' Parameter
CVE-2026-14982Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤6.3.4Update to 6.3.5 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
On this page8
Am I affected?
WP File Download wp-file-download
- Affected≤ 6.3.4
- Patched in6.3.5
Update to 6.3.5 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 6.3.4. Version 6.3.5 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP File Download.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 6.3.5, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP File Download to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to 0xd4rk5id3.
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. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to 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.
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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|---|---|---|---|
| High8.1 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion/Modification via 'task' Parameter to Multiple Functions ≤6.3.9Update to 6.3.10 | CVE-2026-94538 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.3.6No patch available | CVE-2026-39799 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in 'remoteurl' Parameter ≤6.3.8Update to 6.3.9 | CVE-2026-14975 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.2.5Update to 6.2.6 | CVE-2025-5034 |
- High8.1Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion/Modification via 'task' Parameter to Multiple Functions
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- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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- Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in 'remoteurl' Parameter
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- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.1
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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