Super Forms <= 6.3.316 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File/Directory Deletion via 'subdir' / 'path' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File/Directory Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.316. This is due to the `super_save_form` AJAX handler performing no capability check — allowing Subscriber-level authenticated users to create or modify Super Forms and enable the `file_upload_submission_delete` setting — combined with the `super_submit_form` handler's `submit_form` function passing the attacker-controlled `files[].subdir` value from `$_POST['data']` directly into `SUPER_Common::delete_dir()` without sanitization, and a trivially bypassed `ABSPATH` guard that a `subdir` value of `wp-config.php` defeats because `dirname(realpath(ABSPATH . $subdir))` resolves to the WordPress root while the naive `ABSPATH !== $dir` string check fails to match due to a trailing-slash mismatch. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to recursively delete arbitrary files and directories on the server, up to and including the entire WordPress installation, resulting in full site takedown and potential remote code execution if critical files such as `wp-config.php` are removed and the site is subsequently re-installed by another party.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vqm-vx23-85p5
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More WebRehab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-12550 Super Forms <= 6.3.313 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via 'data' Parameter (datauristring / value) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-13389 Super Forms <= 6.3.316 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'role' Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-65790 Super Forms <= 6.3.316 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'sfgtfi' URL Path Parameter CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-69421 Arbitrary directory deletion in Super Forms plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-69420 Unrestricted file upload in Super Forms WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-65791 Improper privilege management in WebRehab Super Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-15983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vqm-vx23-85p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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