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CVE-2026-19942: Atarim <= 5.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion via '_wp_attached_file' Meta

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-19 · updated 2026-10-22
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Atarim – AI Agency for WordPress: Edit Pages, Fix Code, Update Plugins, SEO & Client Feedback plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the AVCF_Abilities_Media::register (replace-media-file execute_callback) function in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-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 first using the atarim/update-post-field ability to overwrite the _wp_attached_file meta of an attacker-owned attachment with a directory-traversal path, then invoking atarim/replace-media-file to cause get_attached_file() to resolve and unlink the targeted file.

Affected products

• wpfeedback Atarim – AI Agency for WordPress: Edit Pages, Fix Code, Update Plugins, SEO & Client Feedback: through 5.1.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/doit/abilities/class-avcf-abilities-media.php#L1212
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/doit/abilities/class-avcf-abilities-metadata.php#L1279
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/doit/class-avcf-mcp.php#L329
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/vendor/wordpress/mcp-adapter/includes/Abilities/ExecuteAbilityAbility.php#L91
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/vendor/wordpress/mcp-adapter/includes/Servers/DefaultServerFactory.php#L73
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atarim-visual-collaboration/tags/5.1.1/vendor/wordpress/mcp-adapter/includes/Transport/HttpTransport.php#L99
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3653026%40atarim-visual-collaboration&new=3653026%40atarim-visual-collaboration
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c66a75a3-d420-4f2e-9f61-fe7dc2cb759e?source=cve

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