CVE-2026-18048 json
WP Photo Album Plus < 9.2.07.002 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary ZIP File Deletion via delmyzip Path Traversal
published 2026-08-12 2 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-57095
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not validate a client-controlled value used to build a file path in one of its public endpoint actions, and performs no authorisation check on it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary ZIP archives on the server, including ones stored outside the web root.
Patch / fix
- Unknown WP Photo Album Plus 9.2.07.002
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbc145d3-a582-4975-bc6b-e56e633e51e6/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown WP Photo Album Plus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/fbc145d3-a582-4975-bc6b-e56e633e51e6/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-18048
- NVD CVE-2026-18048
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