CVE-2026-15991 PUBLISHED

File Manager 6.0 - 6.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 16.07.2026 Published: 06.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the connector function in all versions from 6.0 - 6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The bypass is triggered by passing cmd=rm or cmf=file in the URL query string of a POST request: elFinder's bind registration reads the command exclusively from $_POST and therefore never registers the rm.pre permission handler, while the dispatcher reads from the merged $_GET+$_POST superglobal and executes the rm or file command unchecked against a volume that defaults to ABSPATH.

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CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor bitpressadmin
Product File Manager
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 6.0 to 6.9 (incl.)

Credits

  • daroo finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE