Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-2028
CVE-2026-2028
Description
The MaxiBlocks Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary media file deletion due to insufficient file ownership validation on the 'maxi_remove_custom_image_size' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files in the wp-content/uploads directory, including files uploaded by other users and administrators.
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Affected products
3(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=2.1.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/maxi-blocks/maxi-blocks/commit/3dff1db57bfb4e6c14fa7fd42037178d1d0ce199nvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxi-blocks/tags/2.1.7/core/class-maxi-image-crop.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxi-blocks/trunk/core/class-maxi-image-crop.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3476709/maxi-blocks/trunk/core/class-maxi-image-crop.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f50c31df-56d0-4c34-a93c-56198fe91b36nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 20, 2026 to April 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 30, 2026