UsersWP <= 1.2.70 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
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 UsersWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 1.2.70 via the upload_file_remove() AJAX handler. The plugin stores the value of an account 'file' form field taken directly from $_POST when no real $_FILES upload is provided (process_account() calls uwp_validate_fields() and array_merges the result with the empty output of UsersWP_Files::validate_uploads()). At storage time the value is only checked with validate_file(), which passes any string that does not contain a literal '../'. When the value is later processed by upload_file_remove(), it is again gated with validate_file() and then normalized through uwp_get_file_relative_url(); that helper performs a global str_replace() of the uploads base URL against the stored URL, allowing a crafted URL containing embedded '..<uploads-baseurl>' tokens to collapse into '../../' traversal sequences after the last validation. The transformed value is then appended to the uploads base directory and passed to wp_delete_file() without any canonical containment check. 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.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stiofansisland | UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP | up to 1.2.70 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP Vendorstiofansisland Affected up to 1.2.70 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19991
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw4c-2xg7-r9h8
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfa094d3-e8db-4402-ad23-e161b1b6181e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.70/includes/class-forms.php#L2432
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.70/includes/helpers/misc.php#L2107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.70/includes/class-forms.php#L2420
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.70/includes/class-validation.php#L194
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/tags/1.2.70/includes/class-forms.php#L2076
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3650759%40userswp%2Ftrunk&old=3618724%40userswp%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More stiofansisland vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-11418 UsersWP <= 1.2.65 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via File Upload Field CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-10027 Events Calendar for GeoDirectory <= 2.3.28 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-09182 SQL injection in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-83502 Predictable password in UsersWP lets attackers access dummy accounts CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-14436 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid <= 2.8.56 - Authenticated… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2026-76068 Stored cross-site scripting in GetPaid WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-19991 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19991 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mw4c-2xg7-r9h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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