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TI-2026-75139 Aliases CVE-2026-104769GHSA-f629-5hcg-m2mf

Path traversal in Debloat WordPress plugin lets attackers read files

Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The Debloat plugin (Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS) for WordPress contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in its 's' search parameter in all versions up to and including 1.3.0. An unauthenticated visitor can read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which may contain sensitive information, once the site administrator has enabled the Optimize CSS feature.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the 's' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires that the site administrator has enabled the Optimize CSS feature (with the default Inline Google Fonts option active), but once that condition is met the attack is trivially triggered by an unauthenticated visitor with a single crafted GET request to the public search URL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00745 55th 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
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
asadknDebloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JSup to 1.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS Vendorasadkn Affected up to 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Debloat.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104769
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-f629-5hcg-m2mf
  4. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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Sources

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