High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-3666
CVE-2026-3666
Description
The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.16. This is due to a missing file name/path validation against path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server by embedding a crafted path traversal string in a forum post body and then deleting the post.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2News mentions
5- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 4, 2026 to May 10, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 14, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 20, 2026 to April 26, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 30, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 23, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 16, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (March 30, 2026 to April 5, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 9, 2026