Arbitrary file deletion in Tournamatch WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Tournamatch WordPress plugin before 4.7.1 does not validate or restrict the path of a stored profile or team image before deleting it when a new image is uploaded. This external control of a file path (CWE-73) lets users with a role as low as Subscriber delete arbitrary files on the server, such as wp-config.php. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can cause a full site takeover, and a public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The Tournamatch WordPress plugin before 4.7.1 does not validate or restrict the path of a previously stored profile or team image before deleting it when a new image is uploaded, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to delete arbitrary files on the server, such as wp-config.php, which can lead to a full site takeover.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Tournamatch | before 4.7.1 | 4.7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Tournamatch VendorUnknown Affected before 4.7.1 Fixed in 4.7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Tournamatch to version 4.7.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA Tournamatch (Unknown) Fixed in 4.7.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Tournamatch 4.7.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-86424 Unauthenticated email disclosure in Tournamatch team invitationsPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121379
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-6hvc-jpr4-hmmg
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-121379 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121379 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hvc-jpr4-hmmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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