CVE-2026-94538CWE-862broken-access-control

CVE-2026-94538

High · published October 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to permanently delete any file managed by WP File Download, empty the entire trash, move files between categories, and publish or unpublish arbitrary files.

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
0.00248 · 15.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-10-10T11:16Z
References (2)
https://www.joomunited.com/changelog/wp-file-download-changelog · [email protected]https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65b6cca9-46f4-452a-ad03-b72af76dfe99?source=cve · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 10 OCT 06:40Z
    WP File Download <= 6.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion/Modification via 'task' Parameter to Multiple Functions
    cvelistv5
  • 10 OCT 06:40Z
    WP File Download <= 6.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion/Modification via 'task' Parameter to Multiple Functions
    cvelistv5