High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2026· Updated May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-6261
CVE-2026-6261
Description
The Betheme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 28.4. This is due to the upload_icons() function workflow moving and unzipping user-controlled ZIP files into a public uploads directory without validating extracted file types. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files (including PHP) and achieve remote code execution via the Icons icon-pack upload flow.
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References
2News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 11, 2026 to May 17, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 21, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (May 4, 2026 to May 10, 2026)Wordfence Blog · May 14, 2026