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CVE-2026-6248: wpForo Forum <= 3.0.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via Custom Profile Field File Path

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 3.0.5. This is due to two compounding flaws: the Members::update() method does not validate or restrict the value of file-type custom profile fields, allowing authenticated users to store an arbitrary path instead of a legitimate upload path; and the wpforo_fix_upload_dir() sanitization function in ucf_file_delete() only remaps paths that match the expected pattern, and it is passed directly to the unlink() function. 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). Note: The vulnerability requires a file custom field, which requires the wpForo - User Custom Fields addon plugin.

Affected products

• tomdever wpForo Forum: through 3.0.5

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/classes/Actions.php#L1418
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/classes/Members.php#L891
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpforo/tags/2.4.16/wpforo/includes/functions.php#L3187
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3509997/wpforo
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79cc102a-6777-41be-a395-8c2eeb6deb73?source=cve

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