Shared Files < 1.7.70 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-73 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.70 does not validate the file path supplied when creating a featured image, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server and republish their contents at a public URL.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | shared-files-pro | before 1.7.70 | 1.7.70 | Patch available | CNA |
- shared-files-pro VendorUnknown Affected before 1.7.70 Fixed in 1.7.70 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA shared-files-pro (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.70
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
shared-files-pro 1.7.70
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-10739 Shared Files < 1.7.70 - Unauthenticated Limited File UploadPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19084
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw7p-45x7-3754
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw7p-45x7-3754 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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