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CVE-2026-77006: WebTotem Backups < 1.1.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-09-12 · updated 2026-09-23
- Weakness: CWE-73
Description
The WebTotem Backups WordPress plugin before 1.1.0 does not validate a user-supplied file path, does not check the capability of the user making the request, and discards the result of its own CSRF check, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to a site takeover.
Affected products
- WebTotem Backups: before 1.1.0 — fixed in 1.1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: WebTotem Backups 1.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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