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WP Photo Album Plus CVE-2026-18048

| EUVDEUVD-2026-57095 HIGH
External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73)
2026-08-12 WPScan GHSA-7qh7-857w-wvvg
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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8.2 HIGH

PR:N confirmed by public endpoint with no auth check; A:L added over NVD's A:N because deleting server-side ZIP archives disrupts backup and deployment processes.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Aug 12, 2026 - 20:36 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 12, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
Aug 12, 2026 - 07:16 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 12, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 12, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 9.2.07.002 does not validate a client-controlled value used to build a file path in one of its public endpoint actions, and performs no authorisation check on it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary ZIP archives on the server, including ones stored outside the web root.

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion in WP Photo Album Plus (versions before 9.2.07.002) exposes WordPress sites to path traversal attacks through a public endpoint that accepts unvalidated client-controlled file path values with no authorization check in place. Any remote unauthenticated attacker can manipulate this path parameter to target and delete ZIP archives stored anywhere on the server, including directories outside the web root. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify WordPress site with plugin active
Delivery
Send unauthenticated HTTP request to public endpoint
Exploit
Supply path traversal payload as file path parameter
Execution
Bypass absent validation and authorization
Impact
Delete targeted ZIP archive anywhere on server filesystem

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No special conditions are required beyond the plugin being installed and active on a WordPress site - this is remote unauthenticated exploitation confirmed by CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, meaning no WordPress login, nonce, or capability is checked. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) correctly captures the zero-authentication, low-complexity attack profile, though the A:N metric may understate real-world impact since deleting ZIP archives outside the web root - including backup archives or deployment packages - can indirectly cause service disruption and data loss beyond what 'no availability impact' implies. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running a vulnerable version of WP Photo Album Plus, then issues a crafted HTTP request to the plugin's public endpoint with a path traversal payload (e.g., directory traversal sequences in the file path parameter) targeting a known or guessed ZIP archive stored outside the web root - such as a backup archive or deployment package. The server processes the request without validation or authorization, deletes the targeted file, and returns a response confirming the action. …
Remediation Update WP Photo Album Plus to version 9.2.07.002 or later, which is the vendor-released patched version confirmed by the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fbc145d3-a582-4975-bc6b-e56e633e51e6/; administrators should apply this update immediately via the WordPress admin dashboard or WP-CLI ('wp plugin update wp-photo-album-plus'). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all WordPress installations running WP Photo Album Plus and identify those below version 9.2.07.002; prioritize production environments and sites storing sensitive data. …

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