Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-13492UsersWP <= 1.2.65 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via File Upload Field

High 8.8

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A high-severity path traversal in UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP from stiofansisland. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 1.2.65. This is due to insufficient validation of file-field values in the UsersWP_Validation::validate_fields() function (which falls through to sanitize_text_field() for fields of type 'file', leaving directory-traversal sequences intact) combined with the UsersWP_Forms::upload_file_remove() AJAX handler building the deletion target from the uploads basedir concatenated with the attacker-controlled metadata value without any realpath canonicalization or uploads-directory boundary check before calling unlink(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server, including wp-config.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
stiofansisland	UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP	0 – through 1.2.65

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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