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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-2426 Detail

Description

The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.69 via the 'file' parameter in the file deletion functionality. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when critical files like wp-config.php are deleted.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager/commit/d3470a8971d9043438c8aad281cf37d14fefa208 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/tags/1.69/download-manager.php#L215 Wordfence
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-manager.php#L215 Wordfence
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3f791dd-7c24-45e3-b4f6-b8d7e594c568?source=cve Wordfence

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Wordfence  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-2426
NVD Published Date:
02/18/2026
NVD Last Modified:
02/18/2026
Source:
Wordfence