{"id":"CVE-2026-15991","aliases":["EUVD-2026-53703"],"status":"published","title":"File Manager 6.0 - 6.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.01072,"percentile":0.65352,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2026-08-06T03:26:08Z","modified":"2026-08-12T21:00:52Z","products":[{"vendor":"bitpressadmin","product":"file manager"},{"vendor":"mndpsingh287","product":"file manager"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a041f15c-0e30-459b-8df7-0465c0bc268a?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L34"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinder.class.php#L802"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinderConnector.class.php#L320"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L32"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Providers/AccessControlProvider.php#L121"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/hooks/ajax.php#L10"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9\u0026new_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9.1"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3632660/file-manager/trunk/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-15991","title":"File Manager 6.0 - 6.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read and Deletion via 'cmd' Query Parameter","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-06T03:26:08.422Z","modified":"2026-08-06T15:37:22.456Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:47:51.033687Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-53703","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-06T03:26:08Z","modified":"2026-08-06T15:37:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:08.101336Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-15991","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-06T05:16:38.93Z","modified":"2026-08-12T21:00:52.257Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:35.031043Z"}]}}