CVE-2026-52716 PUBLISHED

WordPress WorkScout-Core plugin <= 1.7.11 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 08.06.2026 Published: 17.06.2026 Updated: 17.06.2026

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in WorkScout-Core <= 1.7.11 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor purethemes
Product WorkScout-Core
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 1.7.11 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress WorkScout-Core Plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.7.12).

Credits

  • Nguyen Ba Khanh | 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