Reported vulnerability

Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Q: Which versions of Frontend File Manager Plugin are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 23.6. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Q: Is a fix available for Frontend File Manager Plugin?

Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in Frontend File Manager Plugin. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.

Q: Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Published 27 Jun 2026

Updated 13 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-8095

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Wordfence advisory

high · CVSS 8.1

The Frontend File Manager Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 23.6. This is due to a case-sensitive bypass of the wpfm_dir_path parameter sanitization in the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX handler, where supplying WPFM_DIR_PATH in uppercase evades the unset check and is normalized to wpfm_dir_path by sanitize_key() during update_post_meta(), allowing an attacker to overwrite the stored file path with an arbitrary filesystem path that is then passed directly to unlink() in delete_file_locally() without any directory containment validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php, potentially leading to full site takeover.

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Frontend File Manager Plugin

Software: plugin · nmedia-user-file-uploader
Affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 23.6
Fix availability: No fix reported
Fixed versions: No fixed version specified

Recommended action

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

Further references (1)

wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/506006ce-7b1c-4f9d-93f3-abc87abea2bb?source=api-prod

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Questions about this vulnerability

Which versions of Frontend File Manager Plugin are affected?

Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 23.6. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.

Is a fix available for Frontend File Manager Plugin?

Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in Frontend File Manager Plugin. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.

Where can I find my installed plugin version?

In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.

Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?

An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.

These reports cover at least one of the same plugins, themes or WordPress core. Check each report’s affected versions separately.

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