Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-3666wpForo Forum <= 2.4.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Post Body

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in wpForo Forum from tomdever. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
tomdever wpForo Forum 0 – through 2.4.16

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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