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Additionally, on Linux servers where the wp-content/uploads/formgent directory does not yet exist (the default state after plugin installation), the path traversal protection can be bypassed, enabling deletion of arbitrary files including wp-config.php which can lead to complete site takeover via a fresh WordPress installation.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00902,"percentile":0.60002,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2026-08-01T05:33:54Z","modified":"2026-08-12T21:00:37Z","products":[{"vendor":"wpwax","product":"formgent – next-gen ai form builder for wordpress with multi-step, quizzes, payments \u0026 more"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/097a9d0f-fa38-4fdc-9048-43dd65e7652c?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formgent/tags/1.3.1/app/Http/Controllers/AttachmentController.php#L59"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formgent/trunk/app/Http/Controllers/AttachmentController.php#L59"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formgent/tags/1.3.1/routes/rest/api.php#L27"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/formgent/trunk/routes/rest/api.php#L27"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fformgent/tags/1.9.2\u0026new_path=%2Fformgent/tags/1.10.0"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3604540/formgent/trunk/app/Http/Controllers/AttachmentController.php"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3141"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-68f5-7j6g-q5r2"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-3141","title":"FormGent \u003c= 1.9.2- Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file_token' Parameter","description":"The FormGent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/formgent/responses/attachments REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 This is due to the REST API route being registered without any authentication middleware in routes/rest/api.php. 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Additionally, on Linux servers where the wp-content/uploads/formgent directory does not yet exist (the default state after plugin installation), the path traversal protection can be bypassed, enabling deletion of arbitrary files including wp-config.php which can lead to complete site takeover via a fresh WordPress installation.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-01T05:33:54.681Z","modified":"2026-08-03T17:11:26.854Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:49:09.229322Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-51725","description":"The FormGent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/formgent/responses/attachments REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 This is due to the REST API route being registered without any authentication middleware in routes/rest/api.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files within the formgent uploads directory. Additionally, on Linux servers where the wp-content/uploads/formgent directory does not yet exist (the default state after plugin installation), the path traversal protection can be bypassed, enabling deletion of arbitrary files including wp-config.php which can lead to complete site takeover via a fresh WordPress installation.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-01T05:33:54Z","modified":"2026-08-03T17:11:26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:24.01774Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-68f5-7j6g-q5r2","title":"The FormGent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a...","description":"The FormGent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/formgent/responses/attachments REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 This is due to the REST API route being registered without any authentication middleware in routes/rest/api.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files within the formgent uploads directory. Additionally, on Linux servers where the wp-content/uploads/formgent directory does not yet exist (the default state after plugin installation), the path traversal protection can be bypassed, enabling deletion of arbitrary files including wp-config.php which can lead to complete site takeover via a fresh WordPress installation.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-01T06:31:03Z","modified":"2026-08-01T06:31:13Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:10:00.950607Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-3141","description":"The FormGent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary file deletion due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/formgent/responses/attachments REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 This is due to the REST API route being registered without any authentication middleware in routes/rest/api.php. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files within the formgent uploads directory. Additionally, on Linux servers where the wp-content/uploads/formgent directory does not yet exist (the default state after plugin installation), the path traversal protection can be bypassed, enabling deletion of arbitrary files including wp-config.php which can lead to complete site takeover via a fresh WordPress installation.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-01T06:16:26.03Z","modified":"2026-08-12T21:00:37.147Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:34.290716Z"}]}}