Delete Me

Delete Me has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2023; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.9, and the most serious one scores 4.9 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Delete Me has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by István Márton. Delete Me is installed on roughly 7,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.5.10.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
4.9/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 4.9CVE-2023-5126

Delete Me <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Vulnerability Records

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Delete Me

cmc3215

Author

cmc3215

5.0(24)
100/100
Last Updated
2024-06-02 (2y ago)
Active Installs
7,000+
Downloads
110,029
Requires WP
3.7+
Requires PHP
5.2.4+
Tested up to
WP 6.5.10
Created
2011-04-09 (16y ago)

Allow users with specific WordPress roles to delete themselves from the Your Profile page or anywhere Shortcodes can be used using the Shortcode [plugin_delete_me /]. Settings for this plugin are found on the Settings -> Delete Me subpanel. Multisite and Network Activation supported. How it works: A user clicks the delete link, which defaults to “Delete Account”, but can be changed. User is asked to confirm they want to delete themselves. If confirmed, user and all their Posts, Links, and (optionally) Comments are deleted. Deleted user (optionally) redirected to landing page URL, default is homepage, can be changed or left blank. Settings available: Enable or disable Network Wide, which applies a single page of settings across all Multisite network Sites. Select specific WordPress roles (e.g. Subscriber) you want to allow to delete themselves using Delete Me. class and style attributes of the delete link. <a> tag clickable content of the delete link. Landing page URL. Your Profile confirmation page Heading, Warning, Password (optionally require password), Button. Enable or disable delete link on the Your Profile page. Javascript confirm text for Shortcode. Enable or disable Javascript confirm for Shortcode. Enable or disable using a form (require password) instead of a link for Shortcode. Multisite: Delete user from entire Network or current Site only. Delete comments. E-mail notification when a user deletes themselves.

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