CVE-2026-28189 PUBLISHED

WordPress Participants Database plugin <= 2.7.8.4 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 25.02.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.4 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.4

Product Status

Vendor Roland Barker
Product Participants Database
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 2.7.8.4 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Participants Database plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.7.8.5).

Credits

  • VanTastic | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-126 Path Traversal