WordPress WorkScout-Core plugin <= 1.7.11 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in WorkScout-Core <= 1.7.11 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| purethemes | WorkScout-Core | up to 1.7.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WorkScout-Core Vendorpurethemes Affected up to 1.7.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52716
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xf6-w3fg-8g33
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Sources
- CVE-2026-52716 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-52716 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xf6-w3fg-8g33 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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