CVE-2026-15450
Description
The Nex Forms – Ultimate Form Builder – Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion via path traversal in versions up to, and including, 9.2.3. This is due to the delete_file() AJAX handler retrieving a file path from the database and passing it directly to unlink() with no validation (no realpath(), basename(), or allowlist check), combined with the insert_record() AJAX handler that lets the same authenticated user store an arbitrary value in the target 'location' column (wp_kses() only strips HTML tags and does not neutralize path traversal or absolute paths). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with admin-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the affected site's server, including wp-config. When the plugin's user-level option is configured to something else, this may be exploitable with lower privileges.
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References
5- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.3/includes/classes/class.db.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.3/includes/classes/class.db.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nex-forms-express-wp-form-builder/tags/9.2.3/includes/classes/class.db.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb5c8cb3-df67-4f2c-869a-48e34f5619ffnvd
News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 8, 2026