SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard <= 1.8.0 - Authenticated (SureDash User+) Arbitrary File Deletion

2026-07-08 00:00
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Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation a function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with SureDash User-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.8.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

External References

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