CVE-2026-3666 PUBLISHED

wpForo Forum <= 2.4.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Post Body

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 06.03.2026 Published: 04.04.2026 Updated: 04.04.2026

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.

Metrics

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 tomdever
Product wpForo Forum
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.4.16 (incl.)

Credits

  • Craig Smith finder
  • Leonid Semenenko finder

References

Problem Types

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