CVE-2026-109221CWE-22path-traversal
CVE-2026-109221
High · published October 16, 2026
What it is
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Sales Representative-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). This is exploitable by any user holding the plugin-defined import_contacts capability, which is granted by default to the plugin's custom Sales Representative role.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.1 · HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00790 · 55.8th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- Published
- 2026-10-16T09:17Z
References (12)
EPSS history
Timeline
17 OCT 03:28Z
EPSS moved — → 1%
epss
16 OCT 04:27Z
Groundhogg <= 4.9.3 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) Arbitrary File Deletion via CSV Import 'copy_file' Field Mapping
cvelistv5
16 OCT 04:27Z
Groundhogg <= 4.9.3 - Authenticated (Sales Representative+) Arbitrary File Deletion via CSV Import 'copy_file' Field Mapping
cvelistv5