{"id":"CVE-2026-2500","aliases":["EUVD-2026-34953","GHSA-59q7-qrf3-gfx3"],"status":"published","title":"Quick Playground \u003c= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via 'filename' Parameter","description":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00315,"percentile":0.24631,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-06-06T02:28:37Z","modified":"2026-07-23T07:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"davidfcarr","product":"quick playground"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a920d8c0-fb6b-40dc-ae61-ac004b0dfccd?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-playground/trunk/client-qckply_data.php#L10"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-playground/tags/1.2/client-qckply_data.php#L10"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3558027%40quick-playground\u0026new=3558027%40quick-playground\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2500"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59q7-qrf3-gfx3"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-2500","title":"Quick Playground \u003c= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via 'filename' Parameter","description":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-06T02:28:37.2Z","modified":"2026-06-06T11:43:31.617Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:48:46.911326Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-34953","description":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-06T02:28:37Z","modified":"2026-06-06T11:43:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:49.780813Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-59q7-qrf3-gfx3","title":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to,...","description":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-06T06:30:29Z","modified":"2026-06-06T06:30:35Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:08:37.384572Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-2500","description":"The Quick Playground plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.4. This is due to the `qckply_data()` function passing the user-supplied `filename` POST parameter directly to `file_get_contents()` without any validation, sanitization, or path restriction. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, such as `wp-config.php` or `/etc/passwd`, which can contain sensitive information. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable when the site has been synced with WordPress Playground (the `is_qckply_clone` option is set) or when running on `playground.wordpress.net`.","status":"published","published":"2026-06-06T04:17:29.533Z","modified":"2026-07-23T07:10:00.113Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":4.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:22.73178Z"}]}}