Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026
Custom Fields for WooCommerce < 1.5.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal
CVE-2026-16940
Description
The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.
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Affected products
1- Range: <1.5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a315a6ac-3ffb-4735-92ca-6e85338f8807/mitreexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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