Path traversal in weForms plugin lets attackers delete media files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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
The weForms WordPress plugin from boldgrid is affected in all versions through 1.6.28. Insufficient file path validation in the weforms_delete_entry_attachments function is a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) that lets unauthenticated attackers delete arbitrary media files on the server. Exploitation requires an administrator to permanently delete a poisoned form entry, which an attacker can prompt through social engineering.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited media file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the weforms_delete_entry_attachments function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.28 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media files on the server. This requires an administrator to permanently delete the poisoned form entry, a routine moderation action for spam-looking submissions that an attacker can prompt through social engineering.
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
The sources list no fixed version for weForms (Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110253
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-w3hx-mw4h-q7x8
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cb7478fa-418d-43ce-8db7-b7ede06574df?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weforms/tags/1.6.28/includes/functions.php#L362
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weforms/tags/1.6.28/includes/fields/class-field-image.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weforms/tags/1.6.28/includes/class-ajax.php#L711
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weforms/tags/1.6.28/includes/class-ajax.php#L1056
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weforms/tags/1.6.28/includes/class-ajax.php#L627
- https://github.com/BoldGrid/weforms/tree/1.6.29
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Sources
- CVE-2026-110253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3hx-mw4h-q7x8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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