CVE-2026-15802

WP Foodbakery <= 4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via via delete_locations_backup_file AJAX Action

2026-07-21 15:42

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: WP Foodbakery
Affected Version: <= 4.9
CVSS: 8.1High
Weakness type: CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
CVE: CVE-2026-15802

At a glance

CVE-2026-15802 is a high-severity Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in the WP Foodbakery WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.9. It carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed July 2026, reported by Rafie Muhammad.

Vulnerability Overview

The WP Foodbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'delete_locations_backup_file_callback' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-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

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity, availability.

CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as .. that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Subscriber access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15802 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45c8d883-1f97-4c9d-b406-c61e33a0959e https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15802

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in WP Foodbakery

CVSS Vector

8.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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