High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2026· Updated Jul 7, 2026
CVE-2026-12277
CVE-2026-12277
Description
The Frontend File Manager Plugin WordPress plugin through 23.6 does not validate a file path derived from user input before deleting the referenced file, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php) when guest upload mode is enabled. Deleting wp-config.php forces the site into its setup routine, which can be leveraged toward a full site takeover.
Affected products
1- Range: <23.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 10, 2026 to August 16, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 21, 2026