CVE-2026-12995 PUBLISHED

Custom Field Template <= 2.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Media File Deletion via 'file_field' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 23.06.2026 Published: 22.09.2026 Updated: 22.09.2026

The Custom Field Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.8 via the edit_meta_value due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media attachments site-wide by supplying any numeric attachment ID in the file-field parameter alongside the corresponding delete flag, causing content loss and broken pages. Exploitation requires that the attacker's post is governed by a Custom Field Template containing at least one file-type field with the mediaRemove option not enabled, which is the default configuration for file fields.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.3

Product Status

Vendor hiroaki-miyashita
Product Custom Field Template
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.7.8 (incl.)

Credits

  • Dmitrii Ignatyev finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE